Robin Windsor (born 15 September 1979), is a British professional latin and ballroom dancer, born in Ipswich, Suffolk. Windsor grew up in the Spring Road area of Ipswich and went to Clifford Road Primary and Copleston High School. He has been dancing since he was three when his parents took him to the Ipswich School of Dancing.^[1] At age 15 he moved to London to pursue his career as a dancer.^[2] Robin Windsor is living in London.

Competitive career[link]

Windsor competed successfully in the juvenile and junior ballroom dancer categories. He represented England in the World Championships.

Theatre[link]

From 2003 to summer 2010 Windsor was part of the cast of Burn the Floor,^[3] one of the leading ballroom based shows in the world. Two tours with Burn the Floor (2003, 2004) and three with FloorPlay (2006 to 2008) took him several times around the world, leading up to the highlights being a stint on Broadway (2009) and in the London West End (2010). In his last season with Burn the Floor in London Robin Windsor was engaged in the role of Swing having to learn all male dancers' parts in all dances in order to step in for any dancer unable to perform in any of the shows.

Strictly Come Dancing[link]

Series 8[link]

In September 2010, Windsor joined the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing as one of the three new male professional dancers.^[4] His first series (series 8) saw him partnered with actress Patsy Kensit with whom he reached week 9.

On 17 December 2010 Robin Windsor won the Grand Piano Pro Challenge on Strictly Come Dancing's sister programme It Takes Two with 3548 points in front of Brendan Cole (1907) and Natalie Lowe (1091).^[5]

Robin Windsor and Patsy Kensit also took part in the Strictly Come Dancing pro/celeb tour in January and February 2011 dancing the Salsa and the Viennese Waltz and reaching respectable scores of between 46 and 53 out of 60 (including a few 10s for their Viennese Waltz towards the end of the tour).^[6]

After the end of the tour Robin Windsor started a series of performances with his new professional partner Kristina Rihanoff.

Series 9[link]

On 15 June 2011 the BBC announced that Robin Windsor will again be one of the professional dancers training a celebrity in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.^[7] In the launch show for Strictly Come Dancing Series 9 on 10 September 2011 Robin Windsor was paired with actress Anita Dobson,^[8] with the couple being named "Team Dobbin" by Robin Windsor on Twitter.^[9] They were eliminated on 27 November 2011 after Robin Windsor had been unable to dance for a week due to an injury. Anita Dobson therefore rehearsed and danced the Cha Cha Cha and the Swingathon with Brendan Cole ^[10] Robin also won this years Children in need special and was partnered with BBC Breakfasts Susanna Reid

• In Week 6 Len Goodman was replaced by Jennifer Grey ^[11]

Charity[link]

Together with fellow SCD dancer Artem Chigvintsev Windsor posed for the Cosmopolitan December 2010 Centerfold Raising Awareness for Male Cancer.^[12] In January 2011 he took part in the Greater Manchester Police's campaign against Domestic Violence,^[13] together with the cast of the SCD Tour 2011.

References[link]

External links[link]

• www.robinwindsor.com (under construction)

Lisa Riley (born 5 August 1976) is a British television presenter and actress best known for playing the role of Mandy Dingle in the television soap opera Emmerdale and succeeding Jeremy Beadle on You've Been Framed.

Career[link]

Riley trained at the Oldham Theatre Workshop from the age of nine, and was signed by an agent three years later. After some early roles including extra work on Coronation Street and an appearance in Butterfly kiss which was directed by Michael Winterbottom, her first breakthrough role in UK television was playing Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale over a period of six and a half years.

In 1996, Riley won the National Television Awards for Most popular newcomer for her work in Emmerdale.

Riley was noted for playing the role of Princess Jean in the CITV Awards 1997. Riley went on then to present You've Been Framed from 1998 to 2002, taking over from the former presenter, Jeremy Beadle and raising viewers figures to more than 13 million at its peak in the process. In 1999, Riley appeared opposite a young Jack P Shepherd in Put Out More Fags and had a cameo role in the music video for "When the Going Gets Tough" by Boyzone. In 2000, Riley appeared in ITV's Christmas Pantomime Aladdin opposite stars such as Ed Byrne, Patsy Kensit, Julian Clary and Paul Merton and in 2001, Riley appeared in a commercial for Heineken.

Riley's other credits include roles in Fat Friends, The Bill, Waterloo Road, Holby City, Doctors, the BBC's Afternoon Play series, Having It off and the little seen film Secret Society.

On stage, Riley has appeared in fourteen pantomimes (she starred in Aladdin at the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth in the 2009/2010 pantomime season) and in UK tours of The Play What I Wrote, The Vagina Monologues (opposite Sharon Osbourne), The Naked Truth, Waiting for Gateaux and Calendar Girls.

The 2006 album I Rock Eye Pop by Kings Have Long Arms includes a track titled "Lisa Riley".

In 2011 she played a small role in the UK produced children's show 'Young Dracula'. In episode 2 "The Enemy" she played the role of Goody McEldrich.

Riley describes herself as a "dedicated vegetarian".^[1]

References[link]

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Kristina Rihanoff (Russian: Kristina Pshenichnykh / Pchenitchnykh - Кристина Пшеничных) (born 22 September 1977) is a world finalist professional ballroom dancer, instructor and author.^[1][2]

Achievements[link]

Rihanoff was born and grew up in Vladivostok, Russia, but later moved to the United States to improve her career prospects. She gained 1st place in the South African International Latin Championship (2005–2006), 2nd in the US National American Rhythm Finals (2003–2005), 2nd in the Open to the World,^[3] Mambo Championship (2003–2004), and was a Semi-Finalist at the Open to the World, Blackpool Dance Festival in 2007.^[2]

Rihanoff has written a book entitled The Art of Dancesport Makeup for newcomers to Ballroom dance competition. This is a subject she studied extensively in Russia.^[1]

Results in competition[link]

Second place, U.S. National American Rhythm Finals, 2003, 2004, and 2005

American Rhythm RS National Champions 2004

Second place, Open to the World, Mambo Championship, 2003 and 2004

Second place, Open to the World, American Rhythm Finals, 2005

Winner, South African National Latin Champions, 2006

Second place, World Exhibition British Final,(Blackpool) 2004

Semifinalist, Open to the World, British Open (Blackpool), 2007

Dancing with the Stars Tour[link]

Kristina was a cast member of Dancing with the Stars Tour (Winter 2007-08), where she performed with various professional dancers and celebrities from all seasons of the show.^[1]

[edit] Strictly Come Dancing

2008[link]

Kristina took part in the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2008. Her partner was political broadcaster and author John Sergeant.^[4] Her professional partner is also another new addition to Strictly: Brian Fortuna.

With Celebrity Partner John Sergeant

On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be withdrawing from Strictly Come Dancing.^[5][6][7]

On 22 November 2008, the pair performed their farewell dance: their Waltz to Norah Jones's 'Come Away with Me'.

2009[link]

Rihanoff returned in the 2009 series of the show, where she partnered professional boxer Joe Calzaghe who is now her boyfriend.^[8] Their scores were as follows:

• Week 1 (Show A): Tango - 16
• Week 1 (Show B): Cha Cha Cha - 16
• Week 3:Paso Doble - 19
• Week 4:Foxtrot - 20
• Week 5:Jive - 21

Despite earning their highest score of the competition, the pair were in the dance-off with Zöe Lucker & James Jordan, and were eliminated after the judges' votes on which couple to save.

2010[link]

Kristina returned for the 2010 series of the show, partnered with radio personality Goldie. Despite earning 20 and 26 out of 40 for their Cha-Cha-Cha and Foxtrot (which left them with an overall 46 out of 80), the couple were the first to be voted off having gained the fewest votes from the public. She did however win the Christmas special, partnered with John Barrowman, earning her first Strictly trophy.

With Celebrity Partner Goldie

2011[link]

On 15 June 2011 the BBC announced that Kristina Rihanoff will again be one of the professional dancers training a celebrity in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.^[9] In the launch show, on 10 September, she was partnered with Jason Donovan.^[10] In the first three competitive shows of the series the partnership received the highest scores from the judging panel.

They made it through to the final of the competition, but were the first of the remaining three couples to have been eliminated.

Live Tour[link]

Kristina joined the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour partnered by fellow professional dancer, Matthew Cutler.^[11][12] The tour began on 16 January 2009 in Newcastle and ended in Birmingham on 22 February.^[13]

On 23 January 2009 at the Manchester Evening News Arena, Kristina performed the Samba and Quickstep with Julian Clary; stepping in for his professional partner, Lilia Kopylova. They placed second in the competition that evening.

On the Strictly 2010 tour Kristina was partnered with Series 4 Champion Mark Ramprakash. They danced the Salsa and the Argentine Tango. They went on to win against runners-up Austin Healey and Lilia Kopylova.

On the Strictly 2011 tour Kristina was partnered with actor Jimi Mistry, they danced the Foxtrot and Paso Doble.

Kristina will be participating in UK tour dates with her new professional partner Robin Windsor.

[edit] The Weakest Link

Kristina participated in the 2008 Weakest Link 's Strictly Come Dancing special. Although she tried to vote herself off in the first round, she ended up being eliminated in the third round.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Dancing on Wheels

In June 2009, Rihanoff joined the Dancing on Wheels team as a choreographer. She worked with her professional partner, Brian Fortuna, who is a producer and was lead choreographer of the show. Dancing on Wheels is produced by Fever Media and was shown on BBC Three in February/March 2010.^[14]

Other activities[link]

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• 2008 - The Art of Dancesport Make Up book was published.
• 2009 - Ambassador for the St Tropez 'perfect legs tanning' PR campaign
• 2009 - Celebrity figure for the Pink Vest breast cancer campaign
• 2010 - Celebrity columnist for BEST magazine
• 2010 - Headed a number of charity campaigns for UNICEF and LATCH
• 2010 - Promoted the Kleshna poppy friendship bracelet in aid of Remembrance Sunday
• 2010 - Modeled La Senza underwear brand in a promotion for the Sun tabloid
• 2010 - Modeled in numerous campaigns for Closer magazine including 'Country fashion shoot' as well as other media including the Daily Mail health, Hello magazine. OK magazine, Dance today.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Academy Ballroom International - Kristina Rihanoff
• Dancesport Info listing for Kristina Rihanoff (Pchenitchnykh)

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Anita Dobson (born 29 April 1949, Stepney,^[1] London) is an English television actress and singer. She gained her highest profile while playing Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. She plays a regular role on the BBC CBeebies sketch show Gigglebiz as Annette of fishing couple Annette and Rod.^[2]

Career[link]

Dobson trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.^[3]

Dobson appeared in a few series in the early 1980s, including the Jim Davidson sitcom Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983), but she is best known for playing the emotionally battered and alcoholic landlady, Angie Watts, in the BBC1 soap opera, EastEnders, a role which she played from the show's inception in 1985 to 1988.

[edit] EastEnders

Dobson was not the first person to be cast as Angie – another actress, Jean Fennell, had already begun recording when it was decided that her performance did not gel with the original idea of the character, and Dobson was substituted in the role. Whilst playing Angie Watts, alcoholic landlady of the Queen Victoria, Dobson worked closely with actor Leslie Grantham, landlord of the Queen Victoria who played her adulterous husband 'Dirty Den Watts'. On Christmas Day in 1986, 30.15 million viewers tuned in to witness Den handing Angie her divorce papers, giving the soap its highest ever episode rating, which has yet to be surpassed by any other soap in the UK.

Since quitting EastEnders in 1988, BBC bosses made numerous offers for her to return, but she never accepted any of the offers; recently she commented "Why tarnish the gorgeous creation that was Angie Watts?". Bosses finally gave up hope of ever tempting her to return, and in 2002 the character of Angie Watts died off-screen of an alcohol-related illness and was brought home to be buried by her on-screen daughter Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), who had recently returned to the show.

Other roles[link]

Since her exit from EastEnders she has appeared in many television, film and theatre roles, including the BBC sitcoms Red Dwarf, Rab C. Nesbitt and her own sitcom series Split Ends (1989), which lasted for only one series. She has also starred in the BBC dramas Dangerfield (1995) and Sunburn (1999); hospital dramas Casualty (2000) Holby City (2003) and Hotel Babylon (2007), and the ITV detective series The Last Detective (2004) among others, along with the film Sweet Revenge (1998). She has also been reunited with fellow EastEnder Leslie Grantham in the Sky production called The Stretch and Five's Horror series Urban Gothic (2000). Dobson worked on the ITV1 police drama The Bill in 2005 and appeared in the radio Doctor Who serial Blood of the Daleks. In an episode aired on 4 July 2009, Anita made a second guest appearance in Casualty, playing a psychic called Cora, and then a third on 16 July 2011 playing a chemist whose husband is stabbed during a robbery for methodone. She also stars in GiggleBiz on CBeebies.

Musical and stage career[link]

Dobson has had a spell as a singer, with varying degrees of chart success. In August 1986 she reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart with "Anyone Can Fall in Love", a song based on the theme music of EastEnders, which was written by Simon May. The song was produced by Queen guitarist Brian May, who later became her husband. She has also released several other singles and albums with minor chart success.

On stage Dobson has starred as Hazel Fletcher in the short-lived musical Budgie, with Adam Faith. She also appeared in the revived Tom Stoppard musical Rough Crossing and played a holocaust survivor in My Lovely Shayna Maidel.

Dobson most recently played the role of Gertrude in the English Touring Theatre production of Hamlet, at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, following a UK tour in autumn 2005.

Strictly Come Dancing[link]

On 6 September 2011 it was announced that Dobson would take part in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.^[4] In the launch show of Strictly Come Dancing Series 9 on 10 September 2011, it was revealed that she is partnered by Latin specialist Robin Windsor. She was eliminated on 27 November 2011 after Robin Windsor had been unable to dance for a week due to an injury. Anita Dobson therefore rehearsed and danced the Cha Cha Cha and the Swingathon with Brendan Cole^[5]

• In Week 6 Len Goodman was replaced by Jennifer Grey^[6]

Awards[link]

For her time on EastEnders as Angie Watts, Dobson received the Pye Award for Outstanding Female Personality.^[7]

Dobson was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performance in Frozen at the Royal National Theatre: Cottesloe.^[8]

In 2007, Anita was made a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

Dobson is a patron of the theatre charity the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.

Personal life[link]

Dobson has long been married to Queen guitarist Brian May and they live in Surrey.^[9]

Filmography[link]

• Get Well Soon (1997)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Anita Dobson at the Internet Movie Database

Patsy Kensit
Kensit at the 2009 BAFTAs
Born	Patricia Jude Francis Kensit (1968-03-04) 4 March 1968 (age 44) Hounslow, Greater London, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–present
Spouse	Dan Donovan (1988–91, divorced) Jim Kerr (1992–96, divorced) Liam Gallagher (1997–2000, divorced) Jeremy Healy (2009–present, separated)

Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress, singer, model and former child star, known for her television and film appearances. Her films include Lethal Weapon 2 and she has been married to rock stars Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher, as well as herself fronting the band Eighth Wonder. In May 2004 she returned to television acting, taking the role of Sadie King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Early life[link]

Born to James Henry Kensit (1915–1987)^[1] and Margaret Rose Kensit (née Doohan, 1947–1993),^[1] a native of Ireland who died from breast cancer, Patsy Kensit has an older brother Jamie.^[1] Her mother was a publicist; her father was an associate of the notorious London gangsters the Kray twins.^[2] Nicknamed "Jimmy the Dip",^[1] he was also reportedly an associate of the rival Richardsons,^[1] running long firms for the gang. He served time in prison before Kensit was born; she believed he was an antiques dealer.^[1][3] Her paternal grandfather was a robber and counterfeiter,^[4] and her brother's godfather was Reggie Kray.^[5] She attended Corona Theatre School.

Kensit is a practising Catholic,^[6] having begun attending church after her mother's death.^[7]

Career[link]

Early work[link]

At the age of four, Kensit appeared in a television advert for Birds Eye frozen peas.^[1] In 1972, she had her first big screen role in the film For the Love of Ada. Her next film role was two years later in The Great Gatsby^[1] starring with Mia Farrow—whom she would later portray in the 1995 biopic Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story. She also appeared in a BBC mini series based on the famous historical novel Penmarric (1979).

As a pupil at the Italia Conti Academy stage school, Kensit's first starring roles were in British children's television programmes such as The Adventures of Pollyanna (1982) and Luna. She also appeared as Estella in a BBC adaptation of Great Expectations in 1981 and as Lady Margaret Plantagenet in the 1982 BBC production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

Rise to fame[link]

Kensit in France (1991)

In 1985 Kensit led a dual career as a singer and an actress. At the time, Kensit stated: "All I want is to be more famous than anything or anyone".^[4]

In 1986, she won the lead female role in the film version of Absolute Beginners, based on the book by Colin MacInnes. In November 1987, she sang a duet with the Italian singer and songwriter, Eros Ramazzotti, entitled 'La luce buona delle stelle', which in English translates to 'The Good Light Of The Stars'

In 1988, Kensit's band Eighth Wonder had two Top 40 singles ("I'm Not Scared", written and produced by the Pet Shop Boys, which reached Number 7 in the British charts, and "Cross My Heart", which went up to Number 13, Eighth Wonder appeared on Top of the Pops, while Kensit also starred as Eppie in an adaptation of Silas Marner, with Ben Kingsley. Although the band's success quickly waned, "I'm Not Scared" appeared in the 1989 film Lethal Weapon 2, in which Kensit, now focused solely on being an actress, played Rika van den Haas, a South African consulate secretary with whom cop Martin Riggs (played by Mel Gibson) falls in love.

Following Lethal Weapon 2, she appeared in the 1991 independent feature, Twenty-One for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Of her role, Variety magazine wrote, "Fans of Kensit get plenty of her; her lovely face and form are always the center of attention. The cool control with which she executes the role is admirable".^[8] In 1992, she had a leading role in the British film Blame it on the Bellboy as Miss Carolyn Wright, a desperate real estate dealer in Venice who would stop at nothing to clinch a deal.

In 1995, Kensit starred in Angels & Insects, with Kristin Scott Thomas and Mark Rylance, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Costume Design and directed by Philip Haas . Kensit's last major lead film role was in the Newcastle-based The One and Only.

Return to fame[link]

In 2004, Kensit joined the cast of British soap opera Emmerdale, playing the character Sadie King, and also regularly featured in the third series of Channel 4's Bo' Selecta! and its 2005 spin-off series A Bear's Tail. Kensit's success as the soap super-bitch and in a popular comedy brought her back to the attention of the British public.

In September and October 2005 she appeared as a celebrity contestant in Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon, progressing through to Play Your Cards Right before being eliminated by Carol Vorderman, the eventual winner of the series. Kensit was a special guest host on The Friday Night Project on 23 June 2006 with band Placebo. She appeared as The Grand High Witch of all the World at the Children's Party at the Palace in celebration of the Queen's 80th birthday in 2006. She also became the voice of online gambling website 32red.com.^[9]

Kensit left Emmerdale in September 2006, stating that commuting to Yorkshire and the resultant time away from her sons was too stressful. As part of a dramatic week of episodes which coincided with Jeff Hordley's exit from the show. Hordley's character Cain Dingle and Sadie hatched an elaborate kidnap plan involving Tom King - they set up the transfer of £2 million from the Kings to Cain in order for Tom to be released, however Cain double crossed Sadie. Her last appearance was at an airstrip watching Cain fly away, leaving her penniless and alone.

Kensit has played ward sister Faye Morton in the BBC One medical drama series Holby City since October 2006.^[10] Kensit is signed to Models 1 in London.From December 18th 2011 until 8th January 2012, she will be playing the Evil Queen in Snow White at the Churchill Theatre Bromley

On 14 March 2010, it was revealed that Kensit had decided to quit her role in Holby City. She stopped filming in September but will be onscreen until the end of the year. She has competed in the 2010 BBC TV series 8 of Strictly Come Dancing partnered by Robin Windsor, they finished in 7th place.

Personal life[link]

Kensit briefly dated Michael Head of The Pale Fountains whilst he was living in Breck Road, Hackney in the early 1980s.

Kensit has been married four times. In 1988, she married Dan Donovan of band Big Audio Dynamite. In 1992, she married Jim Kerr, lead singer of Simple Minds. During her second marriage, she gave birth to her first child, James in 1992. In 1997, she married Liam Gallagher from Oasis. Kensit and Gallagher had a son, Lennon, named after John Lennon; they divorced in 2000.

By 2000, Kensit's private life had brought her to as much attention as her acting or singing, as the tabloid newspapers detailed the breakdown of her marriage to Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr and her romance with Oasis singer Liam Gallagher. Her career stalled as she focused on her marriage, over which she claimed to cry every day until it ended,^[11] as it eventually headed towards divorce. This personal downward spiral led to the resumption of her acting career.

After her marriage to Gallagher ended in divorce, Kensit spoke openly about her breast augmentation, which took her bust measurement from a 32B to a 35C^{[citation needed]}. She has three tattoos: on her back; above the blade of her left foot (Gaelic words); and on her ankle.^[12] She changed the tattoo of her ex-husband's name from Liam to the name of their son, Lennon.

After reported relationships with Ally McCoist,^[13] Calum Best, David Walliams, Matt Holbrook, and in 2005 with Jean-Christophe Novelli, Kensit began dating rap artist and beatboxer Killa Kela. They split up after a year, with Kensit stating that she did not see a future with Killa.^[14]

Kensit later became involved with the DJ Jeremy Healy and announced that she was marrying for a fourth time on 29 November 2007.^[15] On 31 March 2008 it was reported that the pair had split by mutual consent and had called off their wedding.^[16] They eventually married on 18 April 2009, in an event covered by a magazine,^[17] but the Daily Mail reported in February 2010 that the couple had separated.^[18] Kensit has vowed never to marry again following this split, describing it as "embarrassing and humiliating".^[19] "This year has been truly, truly awful. I lost my confidence....... But I'm looking forward now, with one million per cent conviction, that I definitely won't be getting married again." she told She magazine.^[19]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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