contestants

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At the same time, the singer admitted he'd practised being booed during rehearsals, after Israeli contestants faced similar chants in 2024 and 2025.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

One of Strictly's celebrity contestants, Gemma Atkinson, also became his life partner, and they now have two children together.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Donald Trump hosted the show, in which contestants competed for a job working for the businessman, when it aired on NBC for 14 seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The real warhorse among the contestants drank last; this position of honor was reserved for the best chugger in the squadron.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy