The final dance routines of BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2022 have been confirmed ahead of the show's finale this weekend.
Helen Skelton, Fleur East, Hamza Yassin and Molly Rainford have danced their way to the final, after Will Mellor became the latest celebrity to leave the dance competition on Sunday (December 11). Will's dance partner Nancy Xu sobbed as the pair spoke to Tess Daly after their exit was revealed.
Will and Nancy gave it their all in the dance-off as they reperformed their couples' choice to a 90s Manchester-inspired medley after using the routine to close the semi-final. But it wasn't enough to keep their place in the competition with three out of the four judges including Shirley Ballas, who has the casting vote if the result becomes deadlocked, opting to save Fleur East and Vito Coppola.
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On Saturday (December 17), each finalist will dance three times with their professional partner to perform a routine chosen by the judges, their own favourite dance and finally a show dance. TV presenter Helen 39, and her professional partner Gorka Marquez will perform the jive to Tightrope by Janelle Monae at the request of the judges, their couples choice routine to Mein Herr by Liza Minnelli (from Cabaret) and finally their show dance to Shine by Emeli Sande.
After making it through the dreaded dance-off, singer and radio DJ Fleur, 35, and her partner Vito will perform a samba to Hot Hot Hot by Arrow as their judges’ pick. Their favourite dance will also be their couple’s choice routine, performed to a Destiny’s Child megamix by Destiny’s Child, followed by their show dance to Find Me by Sigma featuring Birdy.
Wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza, 32, who topped the leader board with his partner Jowita Przystal in the live semi-final on Sunday, is set to fight for the glitterball trophy with his trio of dances, featuring a judges’ pick routine of the salsa to Ecuador by Sash! featuring Rodriguez.
He will also perform his and Przystal’s couple’s choice to Jerusalema Remix by Master KG featuring Burna Boy and Nomcebo Zikode, as well as a show dance to Let’s Face The Music And Dance by Irving Berlin.
TV presenter and singer Molly, 22, and her partner Carlos Gu will perform a quickstep to Love On Top by Beyonce as their judges’ pick, their rumba to All The Man That I Need by Whitney Houston as their favourite and finish with a show dance to a mix of Kiss and 1999 – both by Prince.
Each of the four finalists have all topped the Strictly leader board at some point during their time on the show and will be fighting to win the most public votes on Saturday evening.
The judging panel, consisting of Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and head judge Shirley Ballas, will offer their feedback on each of the performances – but ultimately it is down to the public to decide who will receive the coveted glitterball trophy for 2022.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Final will air live on Saturday at 7.15pm, on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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