Alex Kingston, who is competing alongside Strictly pro Johannes Radebe on the latest season, can reportedly count a famous neighbour as one of the fans she's generated in the local community
11:18, 30 Nov 2025
Alex Kingston can count a famous neighbour as one of the fans she's generated in the local community they share, it's been claimed. The 62-year-old actress, known for her parts in the US medical drama ER and Doctor Who, is currently competing alongside Strictly pro Johannes Radebe on the latest season of the hugely successful BBC dance competition.
It seems that during her stint on the show, now in week 10, Alex has garnered something of a local fanbase, one that apparently includes a former Prime Minister, with whom she even "shares a personal trainer".
Indeed, Alex reportedly lives alongside Boris Johnson in the same village in South Oxfordshire, where the former MP dwells with wife Carrie and their four children: Wilfred, Romy, Frank and Poppy, reports The Mail on Sunday.
Boris told the publication: "Alex seems to be doing incredibly well. The whole village is behind her."
Meanwhile, a source added: "Boris is part of the community which has really got behind Alex. It's lovely to see." Further evidence of the community's support for Alex is demonstrated in a touching weekly ritual.
It turns out that local residents descend on the village hall each weekend to enjoy "live screenings" of the show, an event touched upon in a newsletter titled The Villager, which noted that the "splendid" activity serves to "cheer us all up".
In the local article, it was also also revealed that "someone very close" to Alex had a "lot of money" bet on the actress to lift the Glitterball Trophy, her husband, Jonathan Stamp, according to the Mail.
In other news, Alex, who last week took to the dance floor to perform a Cha Cha to Ring My Bell by Anita Ward but only landed 23 points, was praised by fans after confessing that her body was struggling.
Speaking to host Claudia Winkleman, she admitted: "The thing is when I'm watching the show as a member of the public most of the time I do agree with Craig, so now I'm in I can't say 'Oh he's talking rubbish' because I know myself watching the telly I would agree with him.
"This is the time to talk to the public actually about where we're at as competitive dancers in this. It's never really discussed when you're at the sharp end how your bodies are really suffering.
"My 62-year-old self is saying 'What are you putting me through?' But my spirit and my soul is going (fingers in ears) I don't want to know, I want to keep dancing."
One viewer took to X to share their views on what they described as her "honest statement", noting how she'd "more than proved herself" before urging the actress to hold her head "high".
A second noted that, although her performance "wasn't the best", everyone, including her, should be "incredibly proud" of her efforts over the course of the competition.