Karen Hauer is all smiles as she makes BBC return after Strictly axe

Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hauer was all smiles as she returned to the BBC last night (March 12) following her shock axe from the dance show. The Daily Mail exclusively reported Karen, who joined Strictly in 2012, was informed of the decision to not renew her contract days ago earlier this week. Nonetheless, Karen, 43, appeared on the spin-off visual podcast for the latest series of The Apprentice amid the firing 'bloodbath', alongside host Angela Scanlon. As one of the show's panel guests, Karen appeared in good spirits as she offered up her opinion on Lord Sugar's tenth firing, sending contestant Rajan Gill home.