Beyonce, Jade, touring and more!

Hi everyone!

It has been a little while since I last blogged so time to let you all know what has been happening recently!

I was really sad to see Jade leave Strictly last weekend. We were hoping she would recover in the week, but unfortunately she had to make the tough decision to withdraw. I think she did so well, and would have gone all the way to the final. She was such a natural, and it is so far from her comfort zone of Athletics that it was even more impressive. I know that sports people do have a natural determination and good training mind which I think helped her learn fast. Get better soon Jade, we miss you and hope to see you back for the final!

Last week I was busy rehearsing for Strictly, but I also went to the opening of the Ronen Chen store which I love. I have alot of clothes from there, so I am glad they have now officially opened their first UK store! The night before I also went to the Beyonce concert when she was performing at the O2 Arena. I have always been a fan of Beyonce, I think her songs are amazing and she was even better live, her all round performance was brilliant! If you get the chance to go watch then you really should. We had a good night and shared the box with a few different people, including Alexandra Burke who is doing so well with her singing career right now and Peter Andre who was really sweet. It was an eventful night, and I would definately go again!

As I mentioned on my last blog, the weekend before I went to the Showbiz awards with Joe. The Variety Club is a charity to help disadvantaged children and they put on this event every year. It was good to be part of such a special cause. I wore a really cute dress from Lipsy, another brand that I really like. It is now that time of year with Christmas parties round the corner so a good excuse to go shopping ladies!

I cannot believe that a month today will be Christmas day...this year has flown by, particularly the past few months since Strictly started. I am not sure of my plans for Xmas yet but I know that I will take a good break as January and February will be really busy with the Strictly tour, and then Brian and I will be going on tour all around the UK. I have posted all of my events on my website, so have a look to see if we will be coming near you. I always love meeting you all, so I am really looking forward to it. We will be going back to alot of the same venues as last year, including Aberdeen! We will also be down in Yeovil and then around the Midlands, so we are trying to get to as many places as possible. I love travelling round the UK, and taking in all the sights, so I hope to see even more of it next year.

I will not be in Strictly this weekend, as I am having a few days off but I will be back the week after...Once again, thank you all for your lovely messages, particularly after Brian and I danced the Bolero. It was such an honour to do a tribute for Patrick Swayze and dance to such a beautiful song. I am glad you liked it. I am so lucky to have amazing people supporting me, it means so much!!

Until next week

Kristina x