Tony and Katya dance the salsa to Pitbull, Fleur and Vito waltz to Elton John while Hamza and Jowita cha cha cha to the Four Tops. But who will end up dancing their way towards the exit?
Only ten couples left, and we’re at an interesting point in the competition. I’m reasonably confident that Will, Tyler and Hamza will be in the Grand Final – they’re all good all-rounders with the holy trinity of talent, judge love and public support. But that fourth spot could go to any one of Molly, Ellie S, Helen, Kym or Fleur – there’s every chance that the dance-off battle in the coming weeks will be all about the ladies. I’m leaving Tony out of this for the time being, because how far his public support will take him is a big unknown – history suggests no further than Blackpool, but we’ll see.
Fighting for the Final: Will and Nancy, Tyler and Dianne, Hamza and Jowita
Driving for December: Molly and Carlos, Fleur and Vito, Ellie S and Nikita, Helen and Gorka, Kym and Graziano
Dodging the dance-off: Tony and Katya, Ellie T and Johannes
The quarter-final will now be on FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER, which means we get a Saturday night off. A Saturday! In December! What on earth am I going to do with it? Even the IDEA is making me giddy.
The semi-final will now be on SUNDAY 11TH DECEMBER, which presents the tantalising possibility that they might do the Results Show LIVE later that night. How good would that be? How knackered will I be at the end of it? Don’t care, let’s do it anyway.
