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TV medic Dr Punam Krishan, who’s partnered with Gorka Márquez, teased the efficiency on Thursday’s episode of spin-off present It Takes Two.

“What we’re doing, is for the primary time, it’s by no means been completed earlier than,” Marquez had hinted throughout final week’s outcomes present.

Along with our remaining {couples}, the present’s skilled dancers might be performing a Minions-themed routine, choreographed by Lizzie Gough and Kieran Donovan.

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After popping out on prime in a dance-off towards Tom Dean, Wilcox informed The Solar that “everybody was fully shocked” by her win.

“They take a look at a tiny little 66-year-old who’s both the identical age as their mom or their granny – I totally perceive that to younger folks I’m extremely outdated, however I don’t behave like that,” she stated.

“I additionally like that some youthful ­folks won’t know who I’m, as a result of they won’t understand how sturdy I’m.”

Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal have their work reduce out for them tonight after having chosen to bop the Samba to the theme music of George of the Jungle.

The Samba hasn’t labored out so nicely for earlier contestants, with the tough dance type chargeable for essentially the most celeb exits on the programme’s historical past. A complete of twenty-two per cent of all eminated stars have danced the Samba.

Can Pete and Jowita break the curse?

Strictly Come Dancing decide Craig Revel Horwood admitted a “weight has been lifted” following the BBC’s findings into the behaviour {of professional} dancer Giovanni Pernice.

Showing on ITV’s Lorraine present on Friday, the Strictly decide stated: “There’s a distinction. It’s like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders as a result of it was at all times hanging within the air.”

“So if issues aren’t proper or want addressing, I really feel for the person who desires them addressed. And I feel that’s an enormous, essential half that everyone will get to say their factor. However now the investigation is over and everyone can transfer on.

“The eight years I’ve been on the present, it’s been nice safeguarding. I’ve at all times felt taken care of when the bullying acquired actually dangerous.”

Tonight’s episode arrives within the wake of the BBC’s investigation into the conduct of Giovanni Pernice, which cleared the dancer of the extra severe allegations towards him.

Amanda Abbington’s complaints of verbal bullying and harassment, nevertheless, had been upheld. The broadcaster issued an apology to the actor following the result.

The 34-year-old two-time Strictly champion and Dancing on Ice decide, has revealed how she turned emotionally indifferent from her husband, Marius Lepure, 41, when she joined the dancing competitors in 2014 and have become fixated on profitable the glitterball trophy.

Knowles has confirmed he is not going to be acting on tonight’s episode as a result of an harm that has left him on crutches. As is customary, the pair will proceed to the following spherical of Strictly – though his future on the present seems unsure.

Strictly followers are in for a deal with as head decide Shirley Ballas teased her first “cameo” of the season to reach in tonight’s dwell present.

She stated: “I can inform you that I’ve a small cameo position and that I’m very enthusiastic about that. I’m very enthusiastic about it, I’ve been in as we speak to rehearse.

“The characters this week are going to be simply, I don’t wish to inform you all of them, however they’re actually fabulous.”