Claudia Winkleman has announced a change of format for Strictly Come Dancing's upcoming semi final and it struck 'panic' into the couples left in the competition, as they learned their workload will double for the coming week.
There has been significant upheaval on the much loved BBC show this week as, in a move that confused and annoyed its millions of fans, Strictly was shunted from its usual Saturday night slot to Friday evening, to allow BBC One to air live coverage of the World Cup knockout games on Saturday.
That means that this weekend's Strictly results aired on Saturday, rather than Sunday, although the Strictly spoiler had already leaked the outcome by the time the show aired, with fans finding out what happened, hours after credits rolled on Friday night. In line with the Musicals Week theme for the quarter final, the results programme kept things theatrical with a Guys & Dolls inspired opening from the Strictly pros and a guest performance from the stars of hit musical The Cher Show.
