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It’s practically time for lights…digital camera…motion as a result of Strictly Come Dancing Film Week is nearly upon us.
As one of the beloved themes of the sequence, viewers watch because the superstar contestants embody the nation’s favorite movie characters and carry out to much-loved film soundtracks.
This 12 months’s Film Week shall be no totally different, as celebrities are set to carry out numbers from Paddington, Wonka and The Little Mermaid.
Within the Samba nook this week are Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones, who will dance to “Poor Unlucky Souls” from The Little Mermaid, whereas Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał will even Samba to the George of the Jungle theme.
Cha Cha Chas shall be from Paul Merson and Karen Hauer, dancing to The Magnificent Seven theme and Wynne Evans and Katya Jones performing to Mrs Doubtfire’s “Papa’s Received a Model New Bag”.
Miranda star Sarah Hadland and her associate Vito Coppola will carry out a Viennese Waltz to “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter, whereas Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu will carry out the identical fashion to “If I Can Dream” from the 2022 movie Elvis.
And if you happen to didn’t already see it coming, Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec will do the Rumba to Billie Eillish’s “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. You could find the complete checklist of dances beneath.
In final week’s present, Love Island star Ghouri and her professional associate Aljaž Škorjanec topped the leaderboard after receiving the primary 9 of the sequence.
Ghouri, who has earlier dance expertise, moved her dad within the viewers to tears together with her delicate Viennese Waltz to “Misty Blue” by Dorothy Moore. Their rating, 35, was the very best ever for a Viennese Waltz in week two of the competitors in Strictly historical past.
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Hadland and Coppola, who surprised the viewers with their intense and heated Paso Doble to “Freed From Want” by Gala, got here second on the leaderboard, following behind by three factors with 32.
Shayne Ward and his associate Nancy Xu pleasantly shocked the judges as they crept up the leaderboard from final week with their sensual Tango to “The Door” by Teddy Swims. They had been awarded a powerful rating of 31, up 10 factors from final week’s rating of 21.
It was Toyah Willcox and Olympic swimmer Tom Dean who obtained the bottom scores and needed to face the dreaded dance-off, with Dean being eradicated from the present.
Discover out the complete checklist of songs and dances for Film Week, beneath.
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will Jive to the Wayne’s World theme.
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer shall be dancing a Cha Cha Cha to The Magnificent Seven theme.
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones performing a Cha Cha Cha Mrs Doubtfire’s “Papa’s Received a Model New Bag”.
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones will dance a Samba to “Poor Unlucky Souls” from The Little Mermaid.
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał will even Samba to the George of the Jungle theme.
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe’s will Tango to “One Evening Solely” from Dreamgirls.
Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez will carry out a Couple’s Option to “Bole Chudiyan” from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will dance a Viennese Waltz to “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter.
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu will carry out the identical fashion to “If I Can Dream” from the 2022 movie Elvis.
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec will do the Rumba to Billie Eillish’s “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie.
Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin shall be doing the Paso Doble to “Elevation” from Tomb Raider.
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas will Quickstep to Elton John’s “I’m Nonetheless Standing” from Rocketman.
JB Gill and Amy Dowden will do the American Easy to “Pure Creativeness” from Wonka.
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk will do the Charleston to “Rain on the Roof” from Paddington 2.
