Hi Strictly fans! Nancy’s gone, the Halloween shenanigans are over, Jennifer Grey’s sitting in for Len and the competition couldn’t be tighter. Every step matters tonight as the couples fight to stay in. Follow the action here and remember to tell me what you think of tonight’s performances – the best comment of the weekend wins a TV Times mug!
19.52 Wow, what a show and what a closely fought series – it’s so difficult to tell who’s going to be in the bottom two. Surely not Russell though – that was a hilarious paso! Let me know what you thought below and you could win a TV Times mug!
19.48 34 out of 40 – a great score to finish! Chelsee’s at the top of the leaderboard followed by Holly and Harry, with Lulu, Audley and Russell at the bottom. A bad week for Jason…
19.46 Artem’s hurt his leg – oh dear…
19.45 Craig loved it!
19.44 A great routine but it feels like Holly could let go just a little bit more…
19.41 This jive could be amazing…
19.40 The last dance of the night – it’s Holly and Artem!
19.39 Glad Chelsee’s happier this week. 9s across the board – well done!
19.38 It had to come eventually – Jennifer makes a Dirty Dancing joke… The judges loved the dance!
19.37 Wow, great costume. Fab choreography but Chelsee struggled with the timing in places…
19.34 Another Charleston coming up – hooray!
19.33 24 – I think it deserved more. Chelsee’s up next…
19.31 Brrrrrrrrrruuuuuuno is off again!
19.30 And the crowd go wild…Craig has one word – ‘astonishing’
19.29 Great storytelling and choice of music, this isn’t bad at all!
19.28 Russell’s on a rodeo bull! Good job Len isn’t here…
19.26 29 out of 40 – Jennifer gives ANOTHER 8! Ooh here comes Russell for a manly paso…
19.24 Brucie is really defending Robbie this week! Poor Robbie, he finds it so disappointing to get bad critiques…
19.23 Craig found it ‘devoid of emotion’ – harsh!
19.22 Robbie scrubs up well – and those were great spins! Ola’s brilliant at getting the best out of her celebs…
19.19 A great score – 31! It’s very close this week, I think we might have a shock bottom two tomorrow night. Robbie’s up next with a waltz, this should really suit him.
19.17 Brrruuunnnno thought it was great and Craig thought it was full of personality. Well done, Alex!
19.15 Wow, Alex is going for it this week with a very classic take on the quickstep. Shame about the collapse at the end!
19.12 Time for James and Alex. They’ve got the quickstep…eek it’s a tough one!
19.11 Kristina’s disappointed with 28 – he’ll need everyone’s votes this week!
19.10 What a gent, he’s thanking the judges for their criticism!
19.09 Alesha and Brrruuuuuno weren’t impressed and Craig found it too serious. Poor Jason!
19.08 Such a hard dance and not Jason’s best… Jennifer wanted more lust.
19.05 How is he going to top that fabulous quickstep? Stand by for the rumba…
19.03 31 for Anita and Robin – well done! Time for Jason – hooray!
19.02 Craig thought she brought the dance to life, Alesha says she’s transforming into a dancer and Brrrrrrruuuuuno loved it!
19.00 A couple of little mistakes but great job, Anita!
18.59 Loving the cocktail bar and the dance is fab!
18.57 33 out of 40 for Harry – Alesha’s given up on the 10s for now. Here come Anita and Robin for a cheeky charleston!
18.54 Craig was distracted by the shirt – no wonder he thought it was ‘fantastic’!
18.53 Brrrrrruuuuuno loved the hip action but can’t resist a demonstration of how he could improve…
18.52 Harry’s rocking this dance!
18.50 Eek Harry’s got the samba, a notoriously difficult dance. Can’t wait to see him shimmy…
18.49 Exactly the same score as Lulu! Time for fit Harry…
18.47 Again with the shoe size! We know he has big feet!
18.46 Alesha thinks ballroom suits Audley and Brrrrrrruuuno thinks it was a good effort. Craig has problems with Audley’s tongue!
18.44 There’s that lamppost prop again! Audley’s haing a good stab at the Viennese waltz…
18.41 27 from the judges, a generous 8 from Jennifer. Time for Audley. He’s on dangerous ground and really needs to pull something out of the bag tonight…
18.39 Brendan’s sucking up to Jennifer for extra marks…
18.38 Brrrrrrruuuuno isn’t so impressed and Lulu admits she needs more rehearsal. Craig now has the mantle of head judge and he’s full of criticism…
18.36 Here’s Jennifer Grey! Oh dear, she’s going to be too nice. We miss you already Len!
18.35 Craig gets a kiss from Lulu – she might regret that in a second!
18.34 A bit of a lacklustre start to the show – where’s that fiery tango passion?!
18.32 Ooh a tango at the top of the stairs, how will they get down?
18.30 Lulu’s up first. Can she top last week’s flying entrance?
18.29 Here they are! Russell’s ready for his paso, Pasha is in braces, Aliona is rocking the sequins, Ola looks stunning and Jason’s loving his flamboyant poppy!
18.26 Nice dress, Tess!
18.23 Here we go!
18.15 10 minutes till show time!
i am sooooooooo excited. away on hols last week so missed the show,so looking forward to this week. shame that len isnt here, i shall really miss him
where has brendans fire gone this year?
love jennifer grey,loved her in the american series of dancing with the stars ,with the fabulous derek hough, but i cant see her being negative to anyone . should have just had the 3 judges. love craig being head judge!!!go craig!!!!!!!!!
that was good, will that save him for another week?
not usually my fave but really got him this week!
come on anita,fingers crossed for a brill performance
fab!!!!!!!!!
Great dance from Anita! I really thought she was very graceful.
She’s starting to dance with so much confidence. Go Anita!
Really missing Len this evening, he always has fun comments.
we all love jason
oh noooooooo.poor jason
Rumba is not the best dance for Jason, maybe a little harsh from the judges though but I still think he can win!
poor kristina looks upset
enough with the little films….stop it
whoops!! fab
Brucie enjoyed that one!
Alex is really improving!!
didnt like robbie to start but he has grown on me!
Always get excited to see what Robbie is going to do!
aaaahhhh!!!!!!!
A bit toned down from last week but I still thought it was a good performance from Robbie.
Hahahaha… Brilliant intro!
flavia is amazing,she gets the best out of him every week
Oh Brucie… awful gag!
promising…..but not quite!!
I thought that was good by Chelsea, it was a fun dance.
good ending to another great show
Artem is such a pro…
What has Artem done to his leg, he looked in complete agony during the judges comments.
I thought Harry was the best tonight but can’t decide who should go. I think it is going to be a nervous one tonight!