Strictly Come Dancing
After eight weeks of jiving and quickstepping, we have our Strictly Come Dancing finalists. One celeb and their professional will take home that Glitterball trophy very soon. In the semi-finals this weekend, Maisie and Gorka achieved a perfect 30 and Bill and Oti Tangoed to Metallica’s Enter Sandman, much to Shirley Ballas’ delight.
We're just a week away from crowning our winner.
"It’s so wonderful she found time to think of me. That is her all over."
The head judge hopes she’ll be walking down the aisle with boyfriend Daniel Taylor next year.
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The broadcaster responded after some viewers complained the display of creativity and inclusivity was somehow "inappropriate".
"This is a part of real life and if you are not going to open your eyes up to it then turn the TV off.”
With the final in touching distance, the competition heated up this weekend, with the Musicals. HRVY who was top of the pile once again, Bill Bailey transformed into the Phantom Of The Opera. The curtain sadly came down on JJ Chalmers though, as he became the sixth celebrity to leave the ballroom.
The judge encouraged viewers to keep using the #strictlykindness hashtag.
Just five couples now remain in the competition.
About Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing' is a celebrity-pro ballroom dance competition, which launched on BBC One in 2004. It's inspired by former BBC show 'Come Dancing', and shares its name with 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom'. Being one of the most popular shows on TV, it goes head-to-head with ITV's 'The X Factor' from September to December every year on Saturday and Sunday nights. It was originally hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, but Claudia Winkleman has taken over from the veteran entertainer since he stepped down in 2014. The current judges are Craig Revel-Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas, who has replaced Len Goodman as Head Judge. Alesha Dixon and Arlene Phillips have both previously sat on the panel. The show is now its 15th series, with the 2017 line-up made up of Alexandra Burke, Aston Merrygold, Brian Conley, Charlotte Hawkins, Chizzy Akudolu, Davood Ghadami, Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson, Joe McFadden, Jonnie Peacock, Mollie King, Richard Coles, Ruth Langsford, Simon Rimmer and Susan Calman. Last year's competition won by BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton, who followed in the footsteps of previous winners like Jay McGuiness, Caroline Flack, Louis Smith, Alesha Dixon, Harry Judd and Abbey Clancy. The 2017 series saw the departure of professional dancers Natalie Lowe, Joanne Clifton and Oksana Platero who all quit the show. Among the current line-up are Brendan Cole, Anton DuBeke, Kevin and Karen Clifton and Pasha Kovalev and Oti Mabuse.