KELVIN: MY GUILT TRIP Champ’s holiday to make up for missing family
STRICTLY champion Kelvin Fletcher is heading off on a “guilt trip” following his triumph.
The ex-Emmerdale star is whisking his wife and children away to make up for the three months he has spent away while training for the BBC show.
Determined Kelvin was so eager to be the best dancer, he missed his fourth wedding anniversary to Liz.
He was also absent for son Milo’s first birthday in Manchester as he worked with professional partner Oti Mabuse in London.
But after being crowned on Saturday in front of a peak of 12.5million viewers, he said: “The first thing I am going to do is I’m going to cuddle my wife and take stock.
“I’m going on holiday next week, just to get away for a few days. I have felt a little bit guilty being away from them – my children – just to see them and hold them.”
Kelvin, 35, beat EastEnder Emma Barton and Anton du Beke and children’s TV host Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden.
Meanwhile, angry viewers told how they had trouble voting as fans overloaded Strictly’s website. ★
STRICTLY’S “dad dancer” Mike Bushell clearly had a ballroom blitz at the show’s wrap party.
He looked bleary-eyed, left, when he emerged from the celebration in the early hours following the series finale won by Kelvin Fletcher.
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All the celebrities from this year’s show and their pro dancers joined backroom staff including make-up artist Lisa Armstrong, right – Ant McPartlin’s ex – at the boozy bash.
SKA legend if it wasn’t for
The Baggy Trousers singer believes he wouldn’t have made it to 58 if he had not been in the group.
Suggs had a tough upbringing and was raised by his single mum Edith in London, Liverpool and Wales after his drug-addict dad Mac left when he was three.
The singer left school at
16 to provide for his family.
Speaking ahead of the first of his band’s three
London shows, Suggs told me: “Madness saved my life. From where I came from, there were no real options for me, seriously.
“I was talking about it with Ali from UB40 because they came from a rough part of Birmingham and it was music and their friendship that saved them.
“It was the same for
Madness. There weren’t very many ways I was going to get out of that situation.”
That means Suggs and
Madness have an incredible insisted he wouldn’t be alive
Suggs Madness.
work ethic, so giving all up isn’t an option.
He added: “We will only retire when we can’t sell tickets! We will have a never-ending last tour.
“As long as we are enjoying it, which we I don’t see it in foreseeable future.” it still do, the