Strictly Come Dancing 2024 LIVE: Beetlejuice-inspired Halloween show saw all eyes on Wynne Evans once more
STRICTLY Come Dancing professionals are set to perform a Beetlejuice-inspired routine for the 20th-anniversary series' Halloween week.
The remaining 11 couples once again graced the ballroom floor, clad in a variety of eerie and Halloween inspired costumes.
During Sunday’s results show, the dancers will present a routine choreographed by Matt Flint, featuring Carlos Gu dressed as the iconic lead character from Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy film and its sequel, which hit cinemas last month.
Singer Wynne Evans has come under fire again for allegedly telling a "crude" joke to one of the show's make-up artists.
He made a grand entrance to the ballroom dressed as the devil as his partner Katya Jones wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
But once the dancing started, he once again vanished from screens as viewers spotted his absence during some of the Claudatorium segments.
Follow our Strictly Come Dancing blog below for all the latest updates...
GORKA'S PRIDE
Gorka said of his time with Dr Punam: "It's been incredible, it's been a fantastic six weeks. I'm very proud of what she has achieved. She's a GP and a Mum.
"She had never danced before and I think she improved week by week.
"I think she is truly what the show is about, someone who doesn't have experience in the performance world came here and learnt to dance. She wanted to do so well and worked so hard. "
"Also I feel very proud and very honoured that we got to do a Bollywood dance, to represent your culture, show your culture to the world and open doors for so many people in your culture," he added.
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
Speaking about her time on the show, Dr Punam said: “I am really proud of myself. You know I’ve taken on something that’s so out of my comfort zone.
"The one thing that I’ve very much learnt is to say yes more, and that there is no point in your life when you can stop learning new skills. I’ve learnt more than dancing, I’ve learnt so much from Gorka.
"Everyone’s been so incredible and it’s just memories that I’ll take home forever and I have friends for life here."
DR PUNAM IS OUT
While both couples were praised for their improvement during the dance-off, the judges decided unanimously to save Shayne and Nancy.
Dr Punam and Gorka Marquez have been eliminated.
Credit: PA
DECISION TIME
Who will stay and who will go?
Credit: PA SECOND UP
Shayne and his dance partner Nancy performing their Paso Doble to In The Hall of The Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.
DANCE OFF TIME
First up is Dr Punam and Gorka, performing their Tango to Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics.
SONG BREAK
Ahead of the dance off, Lady Blackbird is doing a performance, in a suitably fitting outfit.
Carlos Xu (no longer dressed like Claudia Winkleman) and Lauren Oakley are performing a routine to the track
ICONS WEEK SPOILERS
More reveals for next week's Icons Weeks
Sam Quek has revealed she will be Taylor Swift.
Pete Wicks has confirmed he will be playing Freddie Mercury.
Tasha has promised a "tearjerker" but didn't reveal who she would be.
CHRIS THANKS THE VIEWERS
Chris McCausland admits this week "wasn't his best" saying that he was struggling with a memory blank before going on stage.
"I was it wasn't my finest, finest moment, was it?" he said.
"I had a little bit of a blank, but before we went on, didn't I? I a little bit overcompensated with my shoulders and me bouncing.
"I don't think anyone would notice, but they all noticed!"
He thanked fans for keeping him safe for another week.
BOTTOM TWO
With just Dr Punam and Gorka, and Wynne and Katya left to go, it was revealed Wynne and Katya were safe.
Dr Punam said she's going to give it the dance off her best shot, joking she couldn't even walk in a straight line before Strictly."
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING
Secure for next week are:
Sam and Nikita
Pete and Jowita
Tasha and Aljaz
Chris and Dianne
CRAIG'S RESPONSE
After Anton's comment, Craig hit back at Anton's criticism of Shayne, and said: "I don't agree with any of that. I think he danced all the way through it. I thought his shaping was exceptional.
"And I found it refreshing, because it wasn't just a normal paso that we're used to, you know, he was playing not only a matador, but a conductor."
|I thought it was absolutely brilliant what Nancy did with that, and I think he did it very, very well, and all that beginning part that everyone's so wonderfully complaining about, he wasn't just standing there, Shirley. He was shaping. He was really moving through every line.
"I loved it. Why can't we do something different with the past?"
JUDGES BREAKDOWN
Claudia was joined by the judges in the Clauditorium and discussed why they thought Shayne was in the dance off.
Anton explained: "I used one of old Len's phrases from years ago I remember, and it's one of these things that seems in mind. He said it was 'too much sizzle and not enough sausage'.
"I felt it was apt for that performance. The theatricality of his performance was extraordinary. It was as good as anything we saw for the whole evening as a piece of theatre, giving it top marks
"I think all the theatricality was at the expense of the Paso, and it doesn't need much, it just it didn't have enough shaping in the Paso.
He added it "just became this piece of a dance that wasn't really identifiable enough".
However, Craig, naturally completely disagreed.
IIIIIIT'S SHOWTIME !
The professional dancers are keeping up the Halloween theme with a dance inspired by the movie, Beetlejuice
ICONS WEEK SPOILERS PART TWO
JB Gill and Amy Dowden will be performing a Bruno Mars medley, while Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe will perform to 'I Will Always Love You' to Whitney Houston.
Claudia confirmed the stars can perform to anyone they want, as long as they're an 'icon' to the star.
ICONS WEEK
Next week in a Strictly first will be Icons Week - where the stars will be performing their famous
Jamie confirmed he will become George Michael with a performance of 'Faith'
Can't wait to see it!
MISSING IN ACTION
Unfortunately, Amy was not present during the results show after falling sick backstage, leaving JB to hear the results alone.
Find out everything you need to know here
SHAYNE AND NANCY IN THE DANCE OFF
Shayne says he "feels OK" and vows to do the "best he can do"
NEXT SAFE IS..
Montell and Johannes, JB and Amy, Sarah and Vito...
JAMIE AND MICHELLE SAFE!
The countdown is on
Time to start dancing!
Who will survive to see another week and who will be sent home? Let's get ready to see the results
10 minutes till showtime!
The results show is just 10 minutes away!
After a stunning Halloween special filled with dazzling costumes and spine-tingling performances, it’s time to find out who will be voted out.
Chris McCausland and Dr. Punam Krishan were the two lowest-scoring couples.
Could they be facing a dance-off to secure their place in the competition?
Amy Dowden misses last night’s results show
Strictly fan-favorite Amy Dowden was taken to the hospital after collapsing backstage following last night’s main show.
The 34-year-old dancer from Caerphilly, South Wales, received immediate attention from paramedics at Elstree Studios before being transported to Barnet Hospital.
An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed, “We were called just after 9 pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood.
“One patient, an adult female, was transported to Barnet Hospital for further care.”
Dowden received an emotional welcome back to this year’s line-up having missed last year while battling breast cancer.
Credit: PA Fans were confused
Many fans could not help but take to social media when they saw that Wynne and Katya appeared to vanish once again from the set.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed at home, with one writing on social media: “Where’s Katya and Wyn?”
A second wrote: “Is Wynne not allowed to be with Claudia and the other contestants at the top of the stairs? Have not seen him there all show.”
“Are they deliberately keeping Wynne & Katya away from the cameras,” asked a third.
Wynne and Katya did eventually appear for their Salsa, earning a total of 31 points, before vanishing once again.
The BBC insisted Wynne was in the ‘Clauditorium’ when contacted by The Sun, despite fans not seeing him.
Strictly star's dad defends daughters prior experience
Strictly star Tasha Ghouri's dad has been been accused of "throwing her rivals under the bus" while defending her dance experience.
Former Love Island star Tasha, 26, raised eyebrows when it was announced she'd joined Strictly Come Dancing this year, having competed in several dance competitions previously.
Now her dad Tarek has been slammed by fans for taking to social media to hit back at negative comments about his daughter, who is partnered with Aljaz Skorjanec.
Writing on , one said: "Every single day this man is fighting with idiots on Facebook who mention Tasha’s previous dance experience (a literal fact) by bringing up other contestants who’ve danced before and throwing them right under the bus with fans in order to divert from his daughter.
"I’m sorry but I think that’s really low down behaviour."