It is lastly right here! After weeks of build-up, Strictly Come Dancing has headed to the legendary Tower Ballroom in Blackpool for this week’s present.
The event is without doubt one of the major highlights within the Strictly calendar and previous contestants have soared to dizzying heights, together with the like of sequence 2 champion, Jill Halfpenny, who scored the competitors’s first-ever excellent rating on the venue.
Final week noticed an emotional efficiency from Pete Wicks, who scored his highest marks within the competitors, whereas fan favorite Chris McCausland delivered a poignant Couple’s Alternative efficiency, which provided a nod to his blindness in a blackout second.
Here is what to anticipate tonight…
What are the {couples} dancing?
For the primary time this sequence, every couple has a unique dance model, which is able to make it all of the more durable to match anybody. Chris can be hoping to proceed his sturdy displaying with an American Clean to Paul Anka’s Soar, whereas Jamie Borthwick has promised a comedic jive to The Ketchup Music (Aserejé) by Las Ketchup.
Additionally dancing fast routines are JB Gill who has a quickstep to Rick Astley’s iconic tune By no means Gonna Give You Up, whereas Montell Douglas can be tackling a steamy salsa to Thelma Houston’s Do not Depart Me This Method.
Pete Wicks, in the meantime, can be turning the temperature up along with his cha-cha-cha to Proper Mentioned Fred’s I am Too Horny and Sarah Hadland will carry out her Couple’s Option to the tune of 2023: Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue.
Rounding out the performances are Tasha Ghouri’s paso doble to Torn by Nathan Lanier and Wynne Evans’s Charleston to Carmen Suite No.1: 5.Les toreadors, which was carried out by Georges Bizet.
Leaderboard
The leaderboard for Week 9 is as follows…
- Sarah Hadland & Vito Coppola – Couple’s Alternative – 39 (9, 10, 10, 10)
- Chris McCausland & Dianne Buswell – American Clean – 37 (8, 9, 10, 10)
- Montell Douglas & Johannes Radebe – Salsa – 35 (8, 9, 9, 9)
Who left final week?
Final week, it proved to be third time unfortunate for Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu as they didn’t survive their third dance-off. After beforehand eliminating Nick Knowles and Dr Punam Krishan, this time the pair misplaced towards Wynne Evans.
© BBC“I simply need to say, you guys up there are a dream. Each single day, coming in right here and seeing you guys, you helped me a lot,” Shayne instructed his fellow contestants following his elimination.
“I need to say thank-you to the viewers as effectively, for at all times being wonderful for us all. This has been, truthfully, the most effective issues I’ve ever achieved.”
