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Strictly Come Dancing latest: Tasha Ghouri lands first 40 as JB Gill wins the Samba-thon

Craig Revel Horwood finally reached for his 10 paddle after Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec’s emotional American Smooth

Ellie Muir,Rachel McGrath
Saturday 23 November 2024 15:43 EST
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Strictly's Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell in tears after judge's Blackpool score

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There was plenty to celebrate on this week’s Strictly Come Dancing as the first 40 of the series was finally awarded.

Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec — who had previously been given 39s on three occasions — landed the score thanks to their emotional American Smooth, dedicated to the professional’s young daughter, Lyra.

Giving their critiques, the judges labelled the routine “perfection” and “the Rolls Royce of the American Foxtrot”.

“Unfortunately, now for the truth darling, your right little finger... ” Craig Revel Horwood quipped, before adding: “Fab-u-lous.”

The live show also saw Chris McCausland take on the Paso Doble, which was extra special as his partner Dianne Buswell’s parents had flown over from Australia and were watching in the audience.

Sarah Hadland impressed with a Rumba (which Vito Coppola had packed with difficult choreography) while Pete Wicks’ fans suggested his song choice may have impacted his scores.

The action all took place after a tense Blackpool week that saw Wynne Evans and his partner Katya Jones eliminated.

Another celebrity will leave the competition in Sunday (November 24) night’s results show, which airs on BBC One at 7.20pm.

Here’s Saturday night’s show as it happened.

JB and Lauren win the Samba-thon

Tess and Claudia are now announcing the full scores, and the winner is... JB Gill!

They were fabulous from the start, to be honest and the top score of 7 puts JB and Lauren joint top of the leaderboard with Tasha and Aljaz.

Rachel McGrath23 November 2024 20:22

See you next week!

That’s it from me this week. We’ll find out who leaves the competition in tomorrow night’s results show which is on BBC One at 7.20pm.

I’ll be back next week, to join you as the remaning six couples fight for their places in the competition once again. See you then!

Rachel McGrath23 November 2024 20:39

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