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This year's iteration of Strictly Come Dancing has reached its halfway point. It did that last week, and now we're on the road to Blackpool. That's right; it's the week before the annual extravaganza and you can bet that Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman had fun with their favorite game of the series: How many times can they say Blackpool in one episode? The answer was, as always, a lot.

After last week's controversial Icons Week (which saw Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin eliminated after a Dance-Off appearance with Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe), we were back to typical performances this week - much to the delight of the audience, many of whom were thankful after two consecutive weeks of theme weeks.

But with Blackpool on the horizon, which of our remaining nine couples shone the brightest and which ones have found themselves in danger of the dreaded Dance-Off?

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It's Icons Week on Strictly Come Dancing! That's right; for the first time ever, this brand new theme week will pay tribute to some of the most popular musical icons of all time, with dances and performances that are nods to Taylor Swift, Freddie Mercury and Queen, Bruno Mars, George Michael, Whitney Houston, and Pink.

After last week's Halloween Spooktacular (which saw Shayne Ward and Nancy take on Punam and Gorka in the Dance-Off), our couples got the chance to glitz it up a little bit more with some iconic glamor. There were powerful performances, non-stop performances, and some tearjerking ones too.

But when all was said and done, who turned in the most iconic routines of the night. Here are all theStrictly spoilers, results, and scores from the Week 67 Saturday Night show and eveything else that took place on that dancefloor.

Strictly spoilers and results: Week 7 Leaderboard

What an iconic night of dancing!

On Wednesday 16 October 2024, BBC Two broadcasts Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two!

Season 22 Episode 18 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two” promises to be an exciting one for fans of the show. Janette Manrara will be back, ready to dive into the latest backstage news and gossip surrounding the couples. Viewers can expect to hear personal stories and insights that add depth to the competition.

In this episode, Janette will chat with more of the couples, giving them a chance to share their experiences and thoughts as they prepare for their next performances. This behind-the-scenes look will provide a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs the contestants face.

Additionally, there will be an exclusive glimpse into the training routines of some celebrities. This segment will showcase the hard work and dedication they put into mastering their upcoming dances. Fans can look forward to seeing...

We've made it to Week 4 of Strictly Come Dancing already! How is it Week 4? Wasn't it just last week that this year's couples were paired together for the twentieth anniversary series of BBC's staple Saturday Night TV show? Apparently not, because we are now four weeks in with two eliminations already in the rear-view mirror.

Last week's episode saw Toyah Wilcox and Neil Jones eliminated from the competition after a Dance-Off with Paul and Karen. The latter couple returned this week with a glitzy Quickstep that earned them praise from the judges for their improvement, but what else went down as the competition heated up.

Here are all the Strictly spoilers, results, and scores from the Week 4 Saturday Night show and all that took place on the dancefloor.

Strictly spoilers and results: Week 4 Leaderboard

It's been an unusual night for Strictly Come Dancing. There were a lot of positive...

On Sunday 6 October 2024, BBC One broadcasts Strictly Come Dancing!

Week 3 Results Season 22 Episode 6 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Strictly Come Dancing,” titled “Week 3 Results,” promises another exciting night of dance and drama. This episode will air on BBC One and is sure to keep fans on the edge of their seats.

In this week’s professional group number, Neil takes center stage in what looks to be a charming romantic comedy. His performance is expected to bring a light-hearted touch to the evening, showcasing his talent and creativity. Viewers can look forward to a delightful routine that blends humor with impressive dance moves.

Adding to the musical atmosphere, renowned pianist Alexis Ffrench will perform. His incredible skills on the piano are sure to enhance the overall experience, providing a beautiful soundtrack for the evening’s performances.

As the results unfold, two more couples will face the dreaded dance-off. Tension...

The BBC is apologizing to Amanda Abbington.

The 50-year-old Sherlock actress received the apology after claiming she was bullied by her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice during the show last year.

After a months-long investigation, a ruling was announced on Monday (September 30).

In a statement, via Deadline, the BBC said: “We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made. We want to apologize to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part. We know this would not have been an easy thing to do.”

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The BBC was not specific about what complaints had been upheld, likely due to confidentiality in the investigation.

Giovanni has consistently denied the allegations. On the same day, in a statement, his rep said the review found no evidence of “threatening or abusive” behavior.

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The BBC has apologized to Amanda Abbington after the Sherlock actress claimed that she was bullied by her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice on last year’s show.

The British broadcaster has concluded a months-long investigation into Abbington’s complaints and, in a ruling announced on Monday, partially upheld some of her concerns.

In a statement, the BBC said: “We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made. We want to apologize to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part. We know this would not have been an easy thing to do.”

The BBC was not specific about what complaints had been upheld and it is unlikely to say more because of its confidentiality policies.

Pernice has consistently denied wrongdoing and in a statement on Monday, his representatives said the review found no evidence of “threatening or abusive” behavior.

BBC director general Tim Davie has said that the corporation has been “let down” by the scandals involving Huw Edwards and Jermaine Jenas.

In an email to staff, the BBC’s boss bemoaned a string of misconduct sagas, which have also embroiled Strictly Come Dancing, the broadcaster’s biggest show.

Davie told colleagues that it had been a “demanding” few months for the BBC, but lessons will be learned and the corporation’s workplace culture will be improved.

“The shocking news about Huw Edwards, and other stories concerning some of our high-profile shows, have put the BBC in the spotlight,” Davie said in an email.

“It can be challenging for us all when the BBC becomes the headline. We work for this wonderful organisation because we care about what it stands for and the role it plays in society. I know we have all felt let down and worried about the impact on the BBC.

Strictly Come Dancing’s longest standing judge has urged that, despite all the controversy around the BBC show, dancers remain strict with their celebrity partners, lest the series become “watered down and vanilla.”

Dancer and choreographer Craig Revel Horwood, who has been with the BBC show since its inception in 2004, has spoken amidst ongoing controversy regarding allegations of bad behaviour by professional dancers behind the scenes and in the rehearsal studios.

In an interview with The Sun newspaper, Revel Horwood said of the celebs due to take part in this year’s forthcoming series:

“You just have to be able to take some criticism. Otherwise, we’re living in a world where no one is criticised, and it will become watered down and vanilla, where no one’s trying.”

“I hope the standards don’t drop this year.

“When I’m teaching casts for shows in rehearsals, I still have to be quite strict.

Match of the Day and The One Show star Jermaine Jenas has been removed from the BBC’s presenting team amid reports of inappropriate behavior.

On Thursday afternoon, a BBC spokesperson said: “We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line-up.”

Jenas has also been removed from agency Mc Saatchi’s website. Deadline has contacted Mc Saatchi for comment.

The Sun and The Daily Mail said the former England footballer was sacked for “inappropriate behavior,” while BBC News is reporting that there were concerns over his “workplace conduct.”

A rep for Jenas said on behalf of the former footballer: “Right now I can’t talk about it…I can tell you I’m not happy – there are two sides to every story – and I’m going to be speaking with my lawyers on the issue.”

BBC News said that complaints were made about Jenas a few weeks ago.

It has been a rollercoaster week for the BBC’s biggest entertainment show, Strictly Come Dancing.

The TV competition, which celebrated its 20th anniversary with a BAFTA award last weekend for Best Entertainment Show, is reported to be examining “serious complaints” made against one of its highest-profile dance professionals, who has this week quit the show.

The Times of London quotes a city law film who has told UK media that the BBC is now “evidence gathering” after allegations made against Giovanni Pernice, who has been with the show for over a decade and won it in 2021 with his partner, deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis.

And The Sun newspaper reports that actress Amanda Abbington, who was partnered with Pernice last year but left the show after a few weeks citing medical reasons, is one of the complainants, along with two unnamed others.

Strictly Come Dancing is the BBC’s biggest entertainment show,...

On Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 7:30 Pm on BBC Two, “Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two” continues with Season 21, Episode 29. In this episode, Janette Manrara takes the lead to serve viewers all the inside scoop and behind-the-scenes happenings from the world of Strictly Come Dancing.

This show offers an exclusive look at the training progress of the couples competing in Strictly Come Dancing. It’s a chance to see how the celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners are preparing for the dancefloor.

“Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two” provides a unique perspective on the popular dance competition. It’s not just about the performances; it’s also about the journey, hard work, and camaraderie that unfolds behind the curtains.

For those who love dance and want to get a closer look at what goes on during the preparation for each dazzling performance, this episode is a must-watch.

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The end came abruptly for David Walliams’ tenure on Britain’s Got Talent. The comedian and children’s author served as a judge on the ITV reality series for a decade, until vulgar remarks he had allegedly made about certain contestants came to light via The Guardian in November 2022. In one instance, Walliams referred to an elderly contestant as a “c**t” multiple times; in another, he described a female contestant as “the slightly boring girl you meet in the pub that thinks you want to f*** them, but you don’t”. Walliams apologised at the time, stating that the insults were lifted from “private conversations with friends” and “were never intended to be shared”.

Plenty of other celebrities have committed more grievous sins than Walliams and held onto their jobs; it’s perhaps just the rebarbative optics of Walliams’s comments that made his role untenable. After the Bgt insult furore,...

The end came abruptly for David Walliams’ tenure on Britain’s Got Talent. The comedian and children’s author served as a judge on the ITV reality series for a decade, until vulgar remarks he had allegedly made about certain contestants came to light via The Guardian in November 2022. In one instance, Walliams referred to an elderly contestant as a “c**t” multiple times; in another, he described a female contestant as “the slightly boring girl you meet in the pub that thinks you want to f*** them, but you don’t”. Walliams apologised at the time, stating that the insults were lifted from “private conversations with friends” and “were never intended to be shared”.

Plenty of other celebrities have committed more grievous sins than Walliams and held onto their jobs; it’s perhaps just the rebarbative optics of Walliams’s comments that made his role untenable. After the Bgt insult furore,...

The end came abruptly for David Walliams’ tenure on Britain’s Got Talent. The comedian and children’s author served as a judge on the ITV reality series for a decade, until vulgar remarks he had allegedly made about certain contestants came to light via The Guardian in November 2022. In one instance, Walliams referred to an elderly contestant as a “c**t” multiple times; in another, he described a female contestant as “the slightly boring girl you meet in the pub that thinks you want to f*** them, but you don’t”. Walliams apologised at the time, stating that the insults were lifted from “private conversations with friends” and “were never intended to be shared”.

Plenty of other celebrities have committed more grievous sins than Walliams and held onto their jobs; it’s perhaps just the rebarbative optics of Walliams’s comments that made his role untenable. After the Bgt insult furore,...

Amanda Holden has finally commented on David Walliams’s unceremonious exit from Britain’s Got Talent.

Walliams was replaced on the ITV talent show earlier this year after a leaked set recording from 2020 heard the actor and author making sexually explicit comments about a contestant.

Holden – who has been a judge on the show since 2007 – was asked whether she had a hand in Walliams’s decision to step down in a new interview with The Times.

“It’s not the mafia we work for. Oh my God, no!” the 52-year-old presenter responded. “He decided to step away. [Fellow Bgt judge] Alesha [Dixon] and I are having dinner with him in two weeks and he’s very happy writing. It was just… time to step back.”

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli was announced as Walliams’s replacement in January this year.

Asked whether Walliams’s offending statements “merely reflect what most judges are really thinking”, Holden responded: “No,...

During the 1960s, American music was taken over by artists from the U.K. This era became known as the British Invasion, with U.K. pop and rock artists dominating the American charts. Many of these artists came and went, but others were wildly successful and remain in the pop culture zeitgeist today.

Here are the 5 best rock bands during the British Invasion 1. The Yardbirds The Yardbirds | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The Yardbirds are arguably more famous for who was in the band than their music. The band started with Eric Clapton as its lead guitarist. Once Clapton departed, the band was joined by Jeff Beck and future Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page. The Yardbirds had three legendary guitarists on their roster, and their songs always had impeccable instrumentals.

While The Yardbirds only lasted for five years, they did have a few hit songs, including “For Your Love”, “Heart...

With the elimination of Ciara Chyanne Morgan in episode two of “Making the Cut” for her activewear looks that looked more like they were going to the office, there were eight designers left competing to become the next great global brand: Curtis Cassell, Rafael Chaouiche, Georgia Hardinge, Sienna Li, Jeanette Limas, Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert, Gabriella Meyer, and Yannik Zamboni. So who kept up their hot streaks in “Winter Wear,” which premiered on Amazon Prime on August 26?

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It was a pretty straightforward task this week: the designers would create two-look winter wear collections with one high-fashion runway look and one accessible look, the latter of which would be sold in Amazon’s “Making the Cut” online store for the winning designer. Here’s the less straightforward part, though: they only have one day to complete the whole challenge. So we’ve gone from two weeks for the first assignment to two days for the second assignment,...

When His Dark Materials writer Jack Thorne stepped up to the Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart podium last year in an audience-less room, he wanted to address an issue that had felt hopelessly ignored in the mainstream through past decades.

The prolific British scribe’s proclamation that UK TV had “utterly and totally” failed disabled people drew headlines across the country and moved the industry up a gear in solving deep-seated legacy issues both behind and in-front of the camera that impact a minority which makes up around 20 of the population.

“What Jack did so brilliantly was contextualize how the industry can conduct itself within a wider conversation around the country’s attitudes toward disability and treatment during the pandemic,” says Peter Bowker, acclaimed British TV writer of the BBC’s influential autism drama The A Word. “Presenting the wider context is smart as you challenge the industry by saying ‘Don...

For huge fans of Strictly Come Dancing, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

For the first time in the show's history, people who aren't soap stars or singers are being given the chance to pull on the sequins and partner with a Strictly professional, performing in the ballroom in front of millions - all in the name of charity.

11,000 people applied to take part in The People's Strictly for Comic Relief, but only these six were chosen...

1. Trishna Bharadia & Aljaz Scorjanec

Age: 35

From: Buckinghamshire

Trishna, who is a Multiple Sclerosis and disability fundraiser, tells DS that she loves Strictly Come Dancing. She has the programme on series record, and watches the show every week with her sister.

"We'll always try and guess what the judges' scores are going to be and all of that stuff," she explains.

And she's a "big" fan of her partner Aljaz, who she'll be dancing a jive with.

"There is still hope for the BBC," says Noel Edmonds. The source of that hope? Noel Edmonds. Obviously.

According to an interview in this weekend's Sunday Times, the veteran broadcaster is preparing to put his money where his mouth is and take over the corporation with the help of some other investors.

But what would Noel's BBC look like? Here's what we think the average Saturday night might look like on Noel's BBC One.

6pm: Deal or No Deal marathon

Noel brings cosmic ordering, people running around high-fiving each other ("It's a blue! It's a blue!") and the magic TV art form of box opening to BBC primetime.

6.58pm: A National Safety Warning on the Dangers of Cake

Noel and his fellow celebs help keep da kids off da streets and drug-free. Just say no kids. Just say no.

7pm: Noel's House Party Version 2.0:

Strictly Come Dancing is dumped...

Sheridan Smith and Angela Rippon were among the winners at this year's Women in Film and TV Awards.

The 23rd annual ceremony was held today (December 6) at the Park Lane Hilton Hotel in London, hosted by Ruby Wax.

Angela Rippon received the Eon Productions Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by BBC Director General Tony Hall.

The prize recognises Rippon's contribution to the industry for over 50 years, including her work as a journalist and newsreader, and presenting roles on shows such as Antiques Roadshow and Come Dancing.

Sheridan Smith was awarded the Mac Best Performance Award for her role in Mrs Biggs.

Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi presented the Nep Visions Presenter Award to Mary Beard, for her work as a female TV academic and fighting against Twitter trolls.

Call the Midwife executive producer Pippa Harris received the Envy Producer Award, while Last Tango in Halifax creator Sally Wainwright was handed the Technicolour Writing Award.

Michael McIntyre has reportedly landed a new Saturday night entertainment show on BBC One.

Mac Factor will aim to "recapture" the success of hit '90s show Noel's House Party, according to The Sun.

Producers hope to revive Saturday ratings with elements including McIntyre's stand-up, celebrity guests and games and challenges involving the public.

Rehearsals will begin in July to perfect the show ahead of filming later this year.

A source said: "The Beeb have had a nightmare finding something decent to air on Saturday nights when The Voice and Strictly Come Dancing aren't on.

"Everyone still harks back to the glory days of Noel Edmonds and wishes they could recapture some of that spirit."

McIntyre was previously a judge on Britain's Got Talent two years ago but quit after just one series.

Long before Simon Cowell, The X Factor, Ant & Dec and Strictly Come Dancing, Saturday night TV entertainment used to be a very different beast. Back in the '90s when the likes of Big Break, Brucie's Generation Game and anything featuring Matthew Kelly was a hit, TV commissioners presumed that the key word was 'light' when it came to light entertainment. However, one show rallied against type, providing ruthless, rebellious thrills that would have your granny switching over to Noel Edmonds' f**king House Party. Part sports show, part gameshow and part no-holds-barred nonsense, Gladiators was the best programme of the '90s if you were aged between 7 and 12. Central to the fun and games was the Gladiators ringmaster John Anderson. Officially he was just (more)...

Strictly Come Dancing series eight might take place at Blackpool Tower, say reports. According to The Sun, the BBC is in negotiations with Leisure Parcs, which owns the Tower, about hosting this year's show there. The famous destination was the original venue for Strictly's popular BBC predecessor Come Dancing. The ballroom dancing competition, which was hosted by presenters including Michael Aspel, Judith Chalmers, Rosemarie (more)...