{"id":572046,"date":"2026-07-28T12:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/572046\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:27:12","slug":"new-strictly-dancer-congratulated-by-forest-holme-hospice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/572046\/","title":{"rendered":"New Strictly dancer congratulated by Forest Holme Hospice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Maddie Ingoldsby, who has performed in Forest Holme Hospice Charity\u2019s fundraising &#8216;Strictly Extravaganza&#8217; events, has been named as one of the new professional dancers joining the BBC show.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A spokesperson for Forest Holme Hospice said: &#8220;We are absolutely delighted for Maddie and couldn&#8217;t be more pleased to see her achieve this incredible milestone.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;She has been a wonderful supporter of our Strictly Extravaganza from the very beginning, giving so much of her time and talent to help raise funds for Forest Holme Hospice.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We know she&#8217;ll be a fantastic addition to the professional line-up and we&#8217;ll all be cheering her on.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Ingoldsby won the charity\u2019s 2023 competition alongside contestant Jason Edwards, performing a waltz to the theme from Schindler\u2019s List.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She returned for the 2025 event, continuing to inspire with her professionalism and passion.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Earlier this month, the &#8216;Strictly Extravaganza&#8217; was named Special Event of the Year at the Emma Awards, earning national acclaim.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Fans of the fundraiser can already start planning ahead, as tickets are now on sale for the 2027 edition.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hosted at Lighthouse Poole on Saturday, January 23, 2027, the evening includes a drinks reception, three-course gala dinner with wine, and spectacular dance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This event raises vital funds for Forest Holme Hospice Charity, which provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care across Dorset.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  For tickets and more information, visit the Forest Holme Hospice website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maddie Ingoldsby, who has performed in Forest Holme Hospice Charity\u2019s fundraising &#8216;Strictly Extravaganza&#8217; events, has been named as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":572047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-572046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}