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It’s Musicals Week, so prepare for tunes from The Greatest Showman and West Side Story – plus the all-new Dance Relay. But whose quarter-final performance will get bad reviews – and who will bring the house down?

The Guardian - UK

Strictly 2025 – live: Balvinder Sopal consoled by judge after breaking down in tears in Musicals Week

All the live updates from quarter-finals of BBC dancing competition

The Independent UK

McFly star to perform on Strictly with Paddington Bear for ‘musicals week’

The remaining five contestants will also take part in a dance relay in what is a first for the show

The Independent UK

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Tom Fletcher to sing with Paddington during Strictly’s musicals week

They will take to the ballroom on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Balvinder Sopal and partner Julian Caillon react to breaking unwanted Strictly record

Balvinder Sopal and partner Julian Caillon have reacted to breaking an unwanted Strictly Come Dancing record, after they found themselves in another dance-off on Sunday (30 November).

The Independent UK

Strictly judges split over latest elimination from BBC series

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Eighth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The remaining five couples will return to the Strictly dancefloor on Saturday for a musicals week quarter-final.

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Alex Kingston eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after ‘difficult’ dance off

Judges were split over latest decision on BBC competition

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s chaotic Instant Dance challenge deserves to be a permanent fixture

COMMENT: Strictly Come Dancing bosses made the rare move of trying something new on Saturday night - and it worked, writes Rachel McGrath

The Independent UK

Lewis Cope tops Strictly leader board and wins first Instant Dance challenge

Saturday night was eventful in the Strictly studios after the BBC dance competition introduced a new challenge.

Evening Standard

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week 10 of the competition

Which couples will end up securing a spot in the quarter finals?

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing crowns first ever winners of Instant Dance challenge

Couples faced the high pressure test for the first time in the competition’s history

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s Balvinder Sopal praised for making dig at her dance-off track record

The ‘EastEnders’ star has so far ended up in the dance-off four times

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: week 10 results – as it happened

As the couples returned to the Elstree Studios ballroom, Karen Carney and Amber Davies both scored perfect 40s. A chaotic Instant Dance challenge shook up the leaderboard but who would fall before the quarter-final?

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The Independent UK

Balvinder Sopal reveals how Motsi Mabuse helped her after Strictly dance-offs

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Strictly’s Balvinder Sopal on how Motsi Mabuse’s support helped her bounce back from dance-offs

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Balvinder Sopal has revealed how judge Motsi Mabuse’s support has helped her bounce back from dance-offs.

The Independent UK

Richard Madeley blasts Strictly judges over ‘consistently underrated’ contestant

Richard Madeley has criticised the Strictly Come Dancing judges, claiming Balvinder Sopal has been "consistently underrated and underscored".

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing: Blackpool results – as it happened

In the annual Tower Ballroom extravaganza, the injury withdrawal of La Voix meant no dance-off or elimination. She got a fond farewell and former finalists returned. But who will bow out back at Elstree Studios?

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Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing stars ‘grateful’ they have made it to Blackpool special

Reality TV star Amber Davies and EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal both said they were ‘grateful’ to still be in the competition.

The Independent UK

Strictly fans ‘gutted’ and ‘heartbroken’ over Vicky Pattison elimination

Reality star, visibly anxious during the show, was praised for how much she had managed to improve from the first week of the competition

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Vicky Pattison responds to Shirley Ballas comment after tearful show exit

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky Pattison responded to judge Shirley Ballas’s comments regarding her nerves, as the reality star exited the show.

The Independent UK

Vicky Pattison becomes the seventh celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing

Star topped the leaderboard last week but received low marks for Saturday night’s jive

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing star eliminated from competition on their birthday

Sunday’s results show also featured a routine from the professionals and street dance troupe Diversity.

Evening Standard

Vicky Pattison tops Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with ‘dance of the night’

The former Geordie Shore star, 37, and professional dancer Kai Widdrington scored 39 points for their Tango to Taylor Swift’s The Fate Of Ophelia.

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Strictly Come Dancing’s Balvinder Sopal admits she ‘lost a part’ of herself after beloved mum’s death

‘EastEnders’ star became emotional as she discussed the impact of losing her ‘biggest cheerleader’

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