Lights, camera, action! It's Movie Week on Strictly Come Dancing, and the drama is extra intense as the first elimination looms. This year's nervous celebrities are hoping they won't be the ones bathed in the red light on Sunday.
They have one last chance to impress judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke in a bid to climb the leaderboard and avoid the dreaded dance-off.
Stars Under Pressure After Week 1
It's crunch time for actress Melanie Walters, former pro footballer Shaun-Wright Phillips and Dame Sarah Storey, who will be hoping their second dances save the day after they landed in the bottom two on the leaderboard last week.
Eyes will also be on Strictly's hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe this week after the trio were subjected to criticism over the hosting format. Could BBC bosses switch it up tonight?
Hosting Shake-Up Speculation
Strictly fans could see a change in the hosting format this weekend after complaints were made that it "didn't work" last week. While fans were happy to see Emma Willis hosting from the dance floor, they were unconvinced that Josh Widdicombe belonged in the role at her side.
"The Strictly producers will be in a bit of a pickle now," one fan pointed out at the weekend. "The overwhelming view seems to be that Emma is perfect and should host downstairs alone, and Josh should be moved upstairs as he's way more of a comedic, lighthearted chat sort of host."
Former pro dancer Vincent Simone told the Mirror this week that he sees the upheaval in the presenting duties as a major "downside". "I think the only downside of this year is that there's been way too many changes all in one go," he said. "Some people like changes, like me. Some people don't."
"I can imagine some people saying, 'Oh, Tess and Claudia are not going to be presenting, I won't be watching it,' or, you know, some of the professionals that I used to love, they won't be performing again, 'I'm not going to watch it again.' So unfortunately, it is what it is. I think there's been way too many new changes all at once."
Leaderboard and Movie Week Dances
John Nellis and Katya Jones soared to the top of the leaderboard after scoring an impressive 31 out of 40 with their Foxtrot to Ordinary by Alex Warren. Close behind was Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington, who scored 29 for their Samba to Baianá by Barbatuques.
On the flip side, Melanie Walters, Dame Sarah Storey and Shaun-Wright Phillips will need to put in some extra graft tonight after scoring just 15 for their respective dances.
Full leaderboard after Week 1:
- John Nellis and Katya Jones - 31
- Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington - 29
- Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu - 26
- Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola - 27
- Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley - 24
- Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita - 22
- Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin - 22
- Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu - 21
- Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał - 20
- Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby - 20
- Will Best and Dianne Buswell - 18
- Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden - 16
- Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon - 15
- Shaun-Wright Phillips and Alexis Warr - 15
- Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec - 15
The songs and dances for Movie Week include Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu performing a Cha Cha Cha to 'Pretty Woman', Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden dancing a Cha Cha Cha to 'I'm Always Here' from Baywatch, and Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin performing a Foxtrot to 'Beauty and the Beast'. Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington will dance an American Smooth to 'I'll Never Love Again' from A Star is Born, while Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley perform a Waltz to 'The Godfather Theme'. Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu will do a Paso Doble to 'No Good Deed' from Wicked: For Good, and Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr will perform a Salsa to 'You Should Be Dancing' from Saturday Night Fever. Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola will do a Quickstep to Taylor Swift's 'I Knew It, I Knew You' from Toy Story 5, while Will Best and Dianne Buswell perform a Foxtrot to 'Old Time Rock and Roll' from Risky Business. Melanie Waters and Aljaž Škorjanec will dance a Waltz to 'Edelweiss' from The Sound of Music, John Nellis and Katya Jones perform a Couple's Choice to 'An Irish Party in Third Class' from Titanic, Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon do a Charleston to 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' from Mary Poppins, and Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita perform an American Smooth to 'Rewrite The Stars' from The Greatest Showman.
The first elimination weekend will determine who leaves the competition, with the bottom-placed couples facing the dance-off.
