RACHEL Stevens’ fiancι Alex Bourne has been banned from Strictly Come Dancing because he’s jealous of dance partner Vincent Simone. After finishing in the bottom two with Heather Small last week, Rachel, 30, is determined to perform the show’s steamiest rhumba tonight. But their raunchy moves have left boyfriend Alex’s nose severely out of joint. Now Vincent, 29, has barred the actor, 31, from rehearsals and the live show, telling producers that “he’s upsetting my love mojo”. A top source told TV Biz: “Rachel and Vincent are practising a really steamy dance but Alex didn’t like it. The rhumba is about love so they’re trying to spice it up and make it really passionate. “But Rachel was finding it hard to get in the mood when Alex was watching their every move like a hawk, so eventually Vincent asked him to leave.”
Thursday night saw Alex go home alone after Vincent took Rachel for a candlelit meal in London’s Covent Garden. After sharing a plate of spaghetti Lady and the Tramp-style, Vincent leapt up and serenaded her to the Italian love song That’s Amore on the mandolin. Getting in the mood, the pair then pushed back their chairs to give diners an impromptu performance. One said: “If Saturday’s dance is as beautiful as the moves they showed in the restaurant they are going to score really highly. “They’re fabulous together and even got a standing ovation from other customers. There was real chemistry.” Ex-S Club Seven hottie Rachel is desperate to avoid the dance-off again. And our source reckoned: “She and Vincent will wow the crowd. “They spent ages sorting out costumes. They are pulling out all the stops.” Last year Vincent’s then girlfriend Flavia Cacace ditched him for her dancing partner on the show, former EastEnder Matt Di Angelo. Since then, Vincent has found love with an Irish air hostess called Susan but is keeping the romance under wraps.
- The Sun

Rachel Stevens was a "sobbing wreck" after being in the bottom two on Strictly. The singer's family and friends were worried as she wept uncontrollably backstage after her dance-off with Heather Small. A show source said: "Rachel was shaking and devastated. She survived and Heather went, but it has shaken her confidence and now she knows she probably won't win. "She was in tears and sobbing for ages afterwards - she looked wrecked. "Her dance partner Vincent had to be firm and told her to pull it together." It was the first time that bookies' favourite Rachel, 30, had been in the last two.
- Mirror.co.uk

Celebrities including Rachel Stevens, Caprice and Carly Zucker have all posed in Children In Need t-shirts for the Do Something Different campaign. Each star transformed their style to create striking images in retro, disco, geisha dolls, clowns and rockstars. The exclusive BBC Children in Need t-shirts are available from George at ASDA, with a percentage of the sales going to the charity. Children In Need airs on BBC1 on Friday November 14.

Hello everyone, The waiting is finally over! I'm really happy to announce that my website is currently undergoing a make-over and will re-launch towards the end of this year! Thank you so much to all of you who have been patient enough to wait and who've continued to chat , speculate and support me despite not having a great deal of official information. The forum will stay open during the make-over so please keep talking.
The past couple of years have been spent taking meetings, spending time in LA , coming home , taking more meetings and most recently...getting signed up to Strictly Come Dancing! I am LOVING every minute of being on the show and rehersing with Vince , the anticipation of what's going to happen each week ( well maybe not as much! ) and all the planning and activity that's been going on behind the scenes too. Hopefully the launch of the new website will be the first indication of what the team and i have been upto and i really hope you like it. From what i've seen so far , i think it's going to be really exciting. The site will be regularly updated with all my news , I'm going to be much more involved than i have been in the past which i'm looking forward to. Things have been quiet for a little while but they should start to hot up again soon with the site launch and news that i'll be able to share with you.
Please keep your eyes peeled for the new holding page. It will ask you to register so that we can email you when the official site is being launched, so that you don't miss it. www.rachelstevensofficial.com - Thanks again for your continued support, you really have been very dedicated and i calue that as do all the team. Here's to sharing a new era with you! Lots of love, Rachel