Strictly Come Dancing is now in its fourth week, with 13 couples left in the competition. Gavin And Stacey actress Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec were the latest couple eliminated from the show last week.
On Saturday night’s episode, Walters and Skorjanec had performed a Charleston to Ooh Ahh… Just A Little Bit by Gina G, receiving a score of 17 from the judges. Judge Craig Revel Horwood said he “didn’t love” their dance while Motsi Mabuse encouraged her to “keep going”.
Dance-off verdict
On Sunday night’s results episode, they were sent into the dance-off against former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and his partner Alexis Warr – who had received a score of 15 for their quickstep to I’m A Believer by The Monkees.
After both couples performed their routines again, the judges delivered their verdicts on who they wanted to save. While Mabuse wanted to save Walters, fellow judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Revel Horwood all chose to save Wright-Phillips and Warr.
It came after Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden were eliminated in the first dance off, which saw all the judges vote to keep Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu in the competition.
Icons Week performances
The remaining 13 couples will take to the dancefloor on Saturday night for Icons Week. Sunday evening’s results show will pay tribute to Madonna and the late Dolly Parton.
The country singer Belles, who recorded a duet with Parton earlier this year, will perform her hit Jolene, accompanied by a performance from dancers Amy Dowden and Kai Widdrington. Parton, one of the most successful country stars of all time, died of cancer in August at the age of 80.
On Saturday’s main show, Bethany Antonia and her dance partner Nancy Xu will perform the cha cha to Respect by Aretha Franklin. Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin will dance the rumba to Hero by Mariah Carey, while Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu will perform the paso doble to Let’s Dance by David Bowie.
EastEnders star Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola will perform the American smooth to Adele’s Hometown Glory, while Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon will dance the tango to That Don’t Impress Me Much by Shania Twain. The dancers will do a performance based on the eras of Madonna’s career during Sunday’s results show.
Betting odds and remaining couples
Olympian Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita will perform the samba to Where Is My Husband! by Raye and Love Island’s Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby will foxtrot to Theme From New York, New York by Frank Sinatra.
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly trainer Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley will salsa to an Abba medley, while social media personality John Nellis and Katya Jones will perform the paso doble to It’s My Life by Bon Jovi. Emmerdale’s Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystal will salsa to La Copa De La Vida by Ricky Martin, while Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr will perform a couple’s choice to a James Brown medley.
Finishing off this week’s dances is Big Brother presenter Will Best and Dianne Buswell who will perform a jive to Crocodile Rock by Elton John.
Bet365 odds at 3pm on Saturday, October 17 list Lacey Turney as the 13/8 favourite, followed by Delta Goodrem at 11/2, John Nellis and Tabby Stoecker at 6/1, and Dani Dyer at 7/1.
It was announced this week that Delta Goodrem is injured and has received a bye through to next week, where it is hoped she and Kai Widdrington will be able to dance again. Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.15pm and the results show on Sunday at 7.20pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
