Week 8 of Strictly Come Dancing was certainly an eventful one. The dancing was spectacular as always, but some of the developments left fans with plenty to say about it. First and foremost, the judges' comments left fans in meltdown as Cach and Maddie scored the highest of the night with a very unique Charleston while Lacey and Vito were undermarked for their very unique Foxtrot. Meanwhile, Dani and Nikita delivered an exhilarating Paso Doble only to be marked down for lifts and Delta Goodrem danced with Strictly legend Aljaž Škorjanec after partner Kai Widdrington had to pull out due to illness.
With that in mind, the Leaderboard left a lot of couples in unexpectedly precarious positions, which has understandably left fans very nervoud for the results show itself.
On that note, here's an early preview of Strictly's Week 8 Results Show, giving you all the up-to-date info you need to know - from start time of the episode to what to actually expect from the Dance-Off.
Strictly Week 8's Results Show is in a familiar timeslot
Strictly Come Dancing Week 8's Results Show will air tonight, Sunday November 15, on BBC One at 7:15 p.m. BST (while also being available to stream on BBC iPlayer). Interestingly, this is actually five minutes later than the typical release time that the BBC has been employing all series. Although nobody has specified why that is, it likely has something to do with the fact that there are just less couples to call out safe (and subsequently interview them) now that we are heading to the business end of the competition.
The episode will have a runtime of 45 minutes, finishing at 8:00 p.m. BST as per usual. The later start time has indeed resulted in the shorter length. As the episode is pre-recorded in advance, there is no danger of it running over time. At the top of the hour, a new episode of Blue Planet III will air.
What you can expect from this week's Results Show and the Dance-Off
While the Results will obviously be the main event of Sunday's Strictly Results Show, there are some other surprises in store. That includes music from The Celebrity Traitors winner Sebastian “Bash” Croft, who is expected to perform his new single “Everything Always Now” from his newly-released EP The Great Forever. Bash won the most recent series of The Celebrity Traitors alongside Romesh Ranganathan but he has been a presence on our TV screens for the past decade, having played Young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and villain Ben Hope in Netflix smash Heartstopper. Also a musician, his EP just came out on Friday, and now he gets to treat Strictly viewers to a live performance of his new single.
As well as that, there will be a special Romantasy-inspired group routine, focusing on a love story at the heart of it portrayed by professional dancers Vito Coppola and Carlos Gu. The sneak peek on Strictly: It Takes Two looks stunning, so we can't wait to see the real thing.
That, of course, brings us to the results themselves. Saturday evening was the most tense night of the competition yet so, as the couples await the public's decision on their fate, you can rest assured that things will be even more tense in this episode. The question is: Who is in danger of missing out on the annual Blackpool Spectacular next weekend?
It's never been harder to call than it is this week. The multitude of ties at the bottom of the Leaderboard have significantly shortened the gap between those a the bottom and those at the top, essentially rendering every single couple in danger of facing the Dance-Off. That being said, Cach and Maddie and Delta and Aljaž are likely safe considering that they are in the top two positions and had big, attention-grabbing performances that were received well by the judges. So, who does that leave?
Based on the Leaderboard, it's looking like the Dance-Off will be between at least one of Graeme and Lauren, and Will and Dianne, and someone higher up the Leaderboard. While ties can advanatage some couples, they won't help out every single couple as someone will get a higher public vote - therefore breaking the tie. Lacey and Vito are tied with both of them too, but we know that she will escape due to her massive public support (via her legendary EastEnders run as Stacey Slaer), so that leaves the other two.
Thankfully, there isn't too long to wait until the Strictly Results Show comes out!
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