Strictly Come Dancing latest: Fans praise Craig Revel and Anton Du Beke’s Halloween week costumes
The annual Spooktacular is back and the remaining 11 pairs were hoping their dancing didn’t frighten the judges
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Your support makes all the difference.It was fright night in the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom on Saturday, which meant the remaining 11 contestants showed off terrifying transformations as they fought for a place in next week’s competition.
It’s not just the celebrities who got in the Halloween spirit. The judges also dressed up, with Craig Revel Horwood and Anton du Beke teaming up and doing their best impression of the twins from The Shining. Professional dancer Carlos Gu — who doesn’t have a celebrity partner this year — also vied for the Best Costume crown by dressing up as Claudia Winkleman.
On the dancefloor, there were plenty of impressive moments too as Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell opened the show with a Samba to “Stayin’ Alive’” by The Bee Gees. JLS singer JB Gill and Amy Dowden, who were in the dance-off last week, bounced back with a not-so-scary Foxtrot to “Dancing In The Moonlight”.
And Sarah Hadland brought the drama with the first Argentine Tango of Strictly 2024. The actress and her pro partner Vito Coppola got off to a shaky start as Hadland struggled to get her leg into the right position for a lift. Thankfully, the pair soon recovered and the judges didn’t hold the error against them, as two of the panel reached for their 10 paddles.
One of the best moments of the night came right at the end, as Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin closed the show with a “Time Warp” jive — complete with Drag Race-esque costume reveals.
Recap all of the action as it happened below...
What a way to close the show
Sam has been in need of a big moment and that certainly delivered.
That Jive was amazing. Sam had no problems keeping with Nikita and they have to also win erxtra points for that stunning costume reveal. Sam also really looked like she was having fun, which was so nice to see.
“You’ve had your ups and downs, you came back strong this week, you rock,” Motsi told her.
Anton added: “I think there’s a lot more to come for you and I can’t wait.”
“The kicks and flicks were magnificent,” said Craig.
Sam’s scores are in...
She’s received eights across the board, and a 7 from Craig. Sam’s total is 31, not enough for a top half finish but still her best score yet.
The vote is now open
Go, go go!
You only have until 8.40pm to vote for who to save from the dance-off so don’t waste any time in doing so.
Recap: Sarah and Vito’s difficult start
Sarah and Vito delivered the dance of the night, according to the judges — but got off to a very shaky start.
Watch the tense moment again below...
Here’s this week’s leaderboard
Two stars are sharing the top spot again — and Tasha Ghouri isn’t one of them. The former Love Island star isn’t far behind though.
See all of this week’s scores:
Strictly leaderboard scores from week six of the dance competition
Recapping how the judges marked the ‘Strictly’ couples in Halloween Week
See you next week!
The voting lines have now closed and the remaining 11 couples’ fates are in the hands of the judges. Tune in to the results show on BBC One at 7.20pm tomorrow to find out who leaves the competition.
I’ll be back next Saturday for another live episode with a theme — the first ever Icons week. See you then!
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