News about Paul Mercurio

Dancing with the Stars will be a little different this year as one of the show's most popular judges has resigned. Helen Richey, a long-serving actress, has left the show after her husband Robert suffered from a health scare, sparking her desire to spend more time with her family. Since the show's inception in 2004,' the 78-year-old told The Herald Sun this weekend, 'I have loved being part of Dancing With The Stars.'

After being rushed to the hospital on Monday, actor-turned-politician Paul Mercurio was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, an irregular, often rapid heart rate that leads to poor blood flow. The Strictly Ballroom actor, 59, who just won the Victorian seat of Hastings for Labour, has suffered with an irregular heartbeat for the majority of his life, but it has gotten worse after he had Covid a few years ago,' he told 7News on Wednesday. After seven attacks this year, the former Dancing with the Stars judge decided it was time to get an ablation, which would cause an irregular heart rhythm, and was released from the cardiac critical care unit in Melbourne a day later.

On Saturday, one of Labor's few success tales in the election, was in Nepean's seat, where newcomer Sam Groth (left with wife Britt) claimed victory. In Hastings, former film star Paul Mercurio (centre) has won. However, Brighton resident Bec Juddd (right) would not be happy that Dan Andrews returns for a third term.

In Saturday's Victorian state election, the star of Australian hit film Strictly Ballroom is likely to play a key role. Paul Mercurio (left and right) is Labor's nominee for Hastings' marginal seat, which is now held by the Liberals, and is expected to be one of Victoria's oldest battlegrounds. Former Greg Hunt staffer Briony Hutton is up against former Greg Hunt staffer Scott Hastings in the cult 1992 film and then went on to be a judge on Dancing with the Stars.

In the classic Australian film Strictly Ballroom, Paul Mercurio wowed audiences in the 1990s with his jaw-dropping dance routines. However, now, the 59-year-old actor has decided he wants to reach out to people in another way by embarking on Victorian state politics. In the seat of Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula for the November 2022 state election, the Neighbours star is Labor's nominee.