In BBC celebrity show former tennis star Martina Hingis out to show she’s a smash at dancing

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - 'Strictly Come Dancing star' Anton du Beke has said he was "mortified" after using racist comments for his show partner Laila Rouass. The dancer came under fire when he told Laila, who has an Indian mum and a Moroccan dad, that she looked like a "Paki" after she got a spray-tan.

September 30th, 2009 Baz Luhrmann wields judges' paddle on 'Dancing'LOS ANGELES — The man who made "Moulin Rouge" is lending his expertise to "Dancing With the Stars." Baz Luhrmann is serving as a guest judge on the hit ABC dance show on Monday and Tuesday as head judge Len Goodman takes a week off. The 47-year-old Australian filmmaker wrote and directed "Strictly Ballroom" in 1992, which launched his film career.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Former model Heather Mills is set to appear on the show 'Dancing On Ice'. The beauty is in fact arranging a range of prosthetic legs before she hits the stage in the ITV reality show.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - 'The X Factor' reportedly beat the ratings of BBC1's 'Strictly Come Dancing', after two million more viewers tuned in for the ITV singing contest. Almost 11million fans tuned in to see the X Factor's 100th episode, stomping all over BBC1's celebrity dance show, which trailed with a peak audience of 8.7m.

September 20th, 2009 Hingis lobbed out of TV dance contest in 1st roundLONDON — The British public doesn't care much for Martina Hingis' dancing skills. The five-time Grand Slam tournament winner on Saturday became the first celebrity lobbed out of "Strictly Come Dancing," the new BBC reality talent show.

August 13th, 2009 Kourtney Kardashian expecting a child in DecemberNEW YORK — Kourtney Kardashian (kahr-DA'-shee-an) has a baby on the way. The 30-year-old reality TV star said in an appearance Thursday on NBC's "Today" show that she's due in December.

August 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Myleene Klass of 'I'm A Celebrity' fame will soon co-host 'The One Show' alongside journalist John Sergeant whose popularity soared with the TV show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The jungle beauty will be the host of the BBC1 hit for a week this August as presenters Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles go on a fortnight's holiday, reports the Sun.

July 19th, 2009 Woman hit on head learns dangers of celebrity golfSTATELINE, Nev. — Sally Capehart learned first hand the dangers of attending a celebrity golf tournament.

July 11th, 2009 LONDON - It's not just the men, but girls too are in love with Angelina Jolie, who has now been voted the world's top lesbian icon. The 'Tomb Raider' actress has topped a poll of 2,600 lesbians by OnePoll.com.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Rapper Kanye West wants Wimbledon champion Serena Williams to be his tennis coach. Thesun.co.uk reports that West met Serena at the after-show party for his London's Wireless festival recently.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Kanye West has reportedly asked Wimbledon champion Serena Williams to be his tennis coach. The rapper met the iconic player at the after-show party in Paramount club following London's Wireless festival, the Sun reports.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - Media personality Myleene Klass is all set to star in the American version of I'm a Celebrity, as the NBC network has hired her for the show after being impressed by her CNN film show. Myleene will head to Costa Rica to film the three-week show.

May 17th, 2009 LONDON - Dismissed after being dubbed "game of nerds", table tennis has now officially become cool, thanks to its new army of fans - Hollywood A-listers. On Saturday, the latest hip New York table tennis venue will open its doors to an adoring star-studded following.

May 11th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has revealed that she is no longer lonely and has millions of friends now, thanks to her overnight stardom. The 48-year-old had stunned all with her jaw-dropping performance of the Les Miserables song 'I Dreamed a Dream' on the talent show, which won her many fans all over the world, including US President Barack Obama.

May 6th, 2009 Another celeb dismissed from 'Dancing With Stars'LOS ANGELES — The little celebrity with the big scores is leaving "Dancing With the Stars." Lil Kim was dismissed from the ABC dance-off Tuesday. She came into the results show with the week's second lowest score: 52 points out of 60.