The All Blacks will fight back with another big response in Cape Town while the Springboks sweat on the fitness of skipper Siya Kolisi ahead of the showdown.

Anya Taylor-Joy, has expressed a keen interest in playing Queen Elsa in a hypothetical live-action adaptation of Frozen.

DJ and sangoma, Gogo Skhotheni and her estranged husband, Monde Shange are mourning the loss of their three-year-old son, Monde Junior.

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TV star and podcast host Pete Wicks has opened up about not being a Strictly fan until he agreed to take part in the upcoming BBC series.

The former The Only Way Is Essex star will compete this year on Strictly Come Dancing, but has revealed that he was ‘the last person to do it’.

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Pete Wicks has signed up for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.[/caption]

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Pete revealed he ‘never watched’ the BBC series until his best friend Sam Thompson’s girlfriend Zara McDermott competed last year.[/caption]

Speaking on his ‘Stay Relevant’ podcast alongside best pal Sam Thompson, Pete explained: “It’s the last thing I think anyone would ever think I would do.

“I’ve never thought about doing it. I’ve never really watched Strictly. You do like a taster day where I had to see how I got on for an hour with one of the pros.”

He added: “And I am going to be honest with you, I went because I was semi-forced by my management and Sam and anyone else obsessed with Strictly.

“And I did the taster and I f***ing loved it. I genuinely loved it.”

He’s also revealed that Sam’s girlfriend Zara McDermott, who appeared on last year’s series, was also a huge motivator in Pete signing up to be a part this year.

He told Monday’s Lorraine show how the Love Island star was the driving force behind him signing up because “she loves the show.”

Speaking to show host Lorraine Kelly, Pete was asked what advice Zara had given him ahead of this year’s series.

He replied: “Zara has said to me …” before Lorraine interjected and he replied: “Zara is kind of the one who pushed me to do it because she loves the show.

“And I was quite honest about the fact I had never actually seen it.”

He went on to say it was only when Zara starred on it, he started taking interest.

The comments come as Zara has put her troubling experience on the long-running series – which saw her professional partner Graziano Di Prima axed – to one side.

Giovanni was fired by the BBC following claims he hit, spat at and kicked at his former celebrity partner.

Zara then broke her silence with a lengthy comment on the alleged “physical incidents” – yet it is clear she is still a fan of the over-arching concept of the show.

A source previously told MailOnline: “Zara is so happy for Pete landing the Strictly gig.

“Her experience on the show was so individual – she hopes no one will go through the same again.

“She knows that Pete will have an amazing time and could even impress the judges, he’s incredibly hardworking and a good person, and will thrive in the environment, which can be intense, but he performs best when he’s challenged and under pressure.

Pete has also joked he’s “petrified” of the new series, as he laughed: “I am like a Ferrari from the waist down, but a Volvo from the waist up.

“The hips are there – I have got hips but nothing else.

“I feel like you need the whole body.”

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Pete has revealed he is ‘petrified’ to step out on the dance floor later this year.[/caption]

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Zara McDermott competed in 2023 alongside professional dancer Graziano Di Prima, with an investigation launched earlier this year into bullying behaviour behind the scenes.[/caption]

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Pete revealed he was ‘the last person to sign up’ to Strictly Come Dancing.[/caption]

ELLE MacPherson has revealed her secret cancer battle revealed for the first time, saying she refused chemotherapy.

Supermodel Elle, 60, disclosed that she fought breast cancer seven years ago, but is now in remission after choosing not to undergo medical treatment.

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Elle MacPherson has revealed her secret cancer battle revealed for the first time[/caption]

The Aussie star shares in her upcoming memoir, Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself, that the detection came as a “shock” and left her “confused”.

After undergoing a lumpectomy, the WelleCo founder was diagnosed with HER2 positive estrogen receptive intraductal carcinoma.

Her doctors recommended a treatment plan that included a mastectomy, radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and breast reconstruction.

However, Elle chose to forgo conventional medical treatments.

A TEENAGE bodybuilder with a “brilliant future” ahead of him has been found dead at his home in Brazil.

Matheus Pavlak, 19, had taken up the gruelling sport to overcome his obesity at age 14.

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Teenage bodybuilder Matheus Pavlak, 19, was found dead on Sunday[/caption]

He was found dead on Sunday afternoon at his home after reportedly suffering a heart attack.

Matheus was a regular competitor in Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, where he lived and last year won a regional U23 contest.

In May this year he finished fourth and sixth in other major competitions.

His former trainer Lucas Chegatti posted an emotional tribute to the teenager writing: “Today ends in a sad day with the loss of a great friend, a spectacular boy who leaves us early, a tragedy that took us by surprise.

“He had a brilliant future ahead of him as a respected athlete.

“God has his plans but it’s hard to understand, I don’t have the words to explain the weight I feel in my heart.

“I was Matheus’ first coach and I’m very proud to have had the opportunity to have cared for him like a son.

“I promised him that one day he would beat me and said and done, the first time we competed together against each other, he ended up winning.

“He was no longer a part of my team, but I know I managed to form a great athlete. May God comfort his family and take care of our boy.”

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