STRICTLY Come Dancing decide Craig Revel-Horwood will get replaced with the aid of using award-triumphing singer and actor Cynthia Erivo as he recovers from Covid-19.
The display showed nowadays in a declaration that the Tony Award winner, 34, will be part of Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke at the judging panel for this weekend’s musicals week.
Star of level and display Cynthia stated: “I’m so overjoyed to be becoming a member of the Strictly judging panel for Musicals Week. Musicals have a completely unique location in my heart, it’s any such unique manner of connecting all artwork and making it one.
“I’m excited to deliver my enjoy to the display and I can’t wait to look what the couples have in keep this weekend.”
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TODAY, 18:07
Strictly excursion early subsequent yr
The Strictly Come Dancing excursion functions dates in Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester and Sheffield.
It may even forestall off in Liverpool, Glasgow, Nottingham and London.
It will take location in January and February subsequent yr, with the primary dates kicking off on the Utilita Arena Birmingham on January 20.
TODAY, 17:45
Dancing with the celebs has had a deaf winner earlier than
The US model of the display, Dancing With The Stars, has already had a deaf contestant.
Model, actor and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco gained the 2016 collection together along with his expert dance associate Peta Murgatroy.
The 32-yr-vintage stated he did now no longer do not forget himself to be deaf and felt it become a bonus in his modelling due to the fact he become used to speaking with out words.
TODAY, 17:26
Familiar face may be lacking this week
Star decide Craig isn’t always at the display after contracting Covid-19 and so will get replaced with the aid of using a visitor decide.
The visitor decide may be award-triumphing singer and actor Cynthia Erivo as he recovers.
The display showed in a declaration on November 19, 2021, that the Tony Award winner, 34, will be part of Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke at the judging panel for Strictly’s Musicals Week.
Star of level and display Cynthia stated: “I’m so overjoyed to be becoming a member of the Strictly judging panel for Musicals Week.
“Musicals have a completely unique location in my heart, it’s any such unique manner of connecting all artwork and making it one.
“I’m excited to deliver my enjoy to the display and I can’t wait to look what the couples have in keep this weekend.”
TODAY, 17:00
What are we able to sit up for day after today?
Tomorrow night time is musicals night time so the final couples may be channeling their internal level famous person with the subsequent numbers:
AJ & Kai – Waltz Edelweiss (Sound Of Music)
Rose & Giovanni – Quickstep Love Is An Open Door (Frozen)
Tilly & Nikita – Couple’s Choice Revolting Children (Matilda)
Dan & Nadiya – Charleston Good Morning (Singin’ In The Rain)
John & Johannes – Viennese Waltz Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)
Rhys & Nancy – Jive Footloose (Footloose)
Tom & Amy – Couple’s Choice On My Own (Les Miserables)
TODAY, 16:49
Listen to the beat
Rose formerly defined how she is capable of select out up the beat of the song, in order that she will dance in time to the song on Strictly.
The actress informed BBC News: “It is a not unusualplace false impression that deaf humans can’t revel in song.
“I even have a listening to aid, so I select out up a number of the song and I can pay attention the beat. I can pay attention a person singing, however I can’t perceive specific words. I additionally experience the vibrations.”
This approach the vibrations from the stay band may be felt via the big dancefloor on the display’s Elstree studios.
Shirley Ballas has formerly discovered the target target market are forbidden from making noise at the same time as the dances are on so Rose can deal with the beat.
TODAY, 16:20
Cynthia Erivo – Strictly’s stand in decide
Grammy, Emmy, and a Tony award triumphing actress Cynthia Erivo may be taking the seat of Craig this weekend.
She may be changing the present day decide after he stuck Covid-19.
The famous person, in large part unknown withinside the UK, has a musical theatre pedigree with stints in each the West End and New York’s Broadway.
But it hasn’t been an smooth trip for the London-born girl, who become deserted with the aid of using her father and rejected with the aid of using casting agents.
The actress, who grew up in council housing in Stockwell, South West London, needed to are trying to find fulfillment in America after a afflicted begin on this country.
But she now counts Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg amongst her buddies and she or he is set to famous person as soul legend Aretha Franklin in an upcoming TV drama.
TODAY, 16:00
Knee to the face
Strictly Come Dancing’s Dan Walker become left with blood pouring from his mouth after being KNEED withinside the face with the aid of using his associate.
Dan, 44, stated he and Nadiya Bychkova had been trying a boost beforehand in rehersals while catastrophe struck.
With the pair mendacity facet-with the aid of using-facet at the ground of the practice session studio, he informed BBC Breakfast: “We’re celebrating the quit of our schooling consultation with a chocolate digestive.
“The Charleston this week – it’s top a laugh and I can swivel. That’s the excessive factor of the week.”
Pointing at his face, he added: “The low factor is, are you able to see? There’s nevertheless a bruise right here wherein I were given kneed withinside the face with the aid of using the Ukrainian queen right here.”
TODAY, 15:45
Recap: Who has left so a long way?
Week two: Nina Wadia and Neil Jones
Week 3: Katie McGlynn and Gorka Marquez
Withdrawn: Robert Webb and Dianne Buswell
Week four: Greg Wise and Karen Hauer
Week 5: Ugo Monye and Oti Mabuse
Week six: Judi Love and Graziano di Prima
Week seven: Adam Peaty and Katya Jones
Week eight: Sara Davies and Aljaz Skorjanec
TODAY, 15:30
All change?
Strictly is going through an exodus after it emerged Oti Mabuse and Aljaz Skorjanec have each informed buddies they plan to cease the hit display subsequent yr.
The seasoned dancers will hand of their notices after this collection for tasks farfar from the ballroom, reassets say.
Oti, 31, is the display’s maximum a success seasoned having gained twice, with Kelvin Fletcher and Bill Bailey.
Aljaz, 31, gained with Abbey Clancy in 2013 and is the longest-serving male expert nevertheless competing.
It is concept the pair have now no longer but informed the BBC.
Katya, 32, is likewise rumoured to have threatened to go away however it isn’t always recognise if she has any severe plans.
TODAY, 15:15
What has Craig stated approximately the diagnosis?
Craig double vaccinated and, withinside the identical collection that it emerged 3 professionals hadn’t been jabbed, criticised every body who became it down.
Although he hasn’t spoken approximately his present day diagnosis, in September 2021 he stated: “This isn’t anyt any exceptional a vaccine to the flu or some thing, and why humans are up in palms approximately it I haven’t any idea.
“I suppose it’s ridiculous. I do recognise a person this is refusing to have it and that drives me nuts.”
TODAY, 15:00
Having a purpose
Before the display began out, Rose Ayling-Ellis stated she desired to elevate attention approximately the truth of existence as a deaf man or woman – and simply what they’re succesful of.
Rose stated: “I experience like I even have a purpose.
“Being the primary deaf man or woman on Strictly I felt it might be a terrific threat to interrupt the stereotype of what deaf humans can and can’t do.”
She and her associate Giovanni had been hailed for his or her ordinary remaining weekend after they achieved in part-silence.
TODAY, 14:45
Explained: Who had been Giovanni’s preceding girlfriends?
Giovanni has formerly dated stars such as Ashley Roberts, Jess Wright and Georgia May Foote.
Giovanni met Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts in 2018, while she seemed on Strictly.
They went on up to now for a yr. earlier than calling time on their romance in January 2020.
And ex Coronation Street actress Katie become romantically related to the Italian stallion 5 years ago.
The Italian dancer, after splitting from Katie’s Corrie co-famous person Georgia May Foote in 2016, become pronounced to have dated Katie in 2017.
He then went onto be in a courting with Maura Higgins for numerous months this yr earlier than splitting in October.
TODAY, 14:30
Recap: What recommendation did Rose get from her Eastenders co-stars?
Rose has accompanied withinside the glittering footsteps of lots of her EastEnders co-stars such as Natalie Cassidy, Kellie Bright, Scott Maslen and Maisie Smith.
Ahead of the Strictly launch, Rose discovered how her co-stars who had taken to the dance ground earlier than her have given her a few tips.
She stated: “I even have had recommendation from Natalie, and she or he stated continually be snug in what you wear.
“So if some thing feels long, continually say ‘can I even have it a piece shorter’. Emma [Barton], she informed me simply to be myself.
“Just be who I am, if I’m shy, if I’m being awkward, simply clearly be myself.”
TODAY, 14:15
Explained: Who is Giovanni Pernice?
Giovanni is a 31-yr-vintage expert dancer who joined Strictly in 2015.
He become born in Sicily and began out dance training at a younger age.
The proficient dancer is but to win Strictly, and says his finest fulfillment up to now is triumphing the Italian Championships in 2012.
Giovanni says his preferred dance is the jive, because it displays his cheekiness.
Outside Strictly, he’s possibly maximum recognised for his courting with Love Island famous person Maura Higgins – who break up with in October, fuelling rumours that he has his eye on dance associate Rose Ayling-Ellis.
TODAY, 14:00
Defying the Strictly curse
Janette and Aljaz had been cherished-up given that 2009, tying the knot in 2017 and continuously averting the notorious Strictly Curse notwithstanding each being stars of the display.
In fact, Janette surely credit the hit BBC display for saving their courting as they had been at the verge of splitting earlier than being snapped up with the aid of using bosses in 2013.
The couple first met at the same time as acting in Broadway’s Burn The Floor, and toured the sector together – however with the excursion drawing to a near the couple confronted a hard long-distance courting.
While she organized to jet returned to LA, Aljaž become going to go back to Slovenia – till they each were given the decision to sign up for Strictly.
TODAY, 13:45
‘Started some thing big’
Strictly Come Dancing expert Katya Jones has stated she hopes her stint at the dancing collection with Nicola Adams “began out some thing big”.
The expert dancer, 32, made records as a part of the display’s first identical-intercourse pairing along boxer Adams remaining yr, however their adventure become reduce brief after Jones examined fine for Covid-19 and that they had been pressured to go away the collection early.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Jones stated: “We best did 3 weeks… But I’d want to suppose it began out some thing big.
“And the message that she (Nicola) desired to supply become heard, and now John and Johannes (have) taken over.
“For me, I suppose what’s thrilling to look is due to the fact we didn’t get to do many exceptional dances, however they’re doing so well.”
TODAY, 13:30
Anton du Beke thinks the judges ought to be MEANER
Anton du Beke has slammed his fellow judges for now no longer being harsh sufficient with their scores.
The Strictly Come Dancing decide and veteran dancer, who has stepped in to update Bruno Tonioli on this collection, says they give “willy-nilly” 10s out too easily.
He stated: “The display is in its 18th yr and I had been a dancer for 15 years.”
Speaking to The Mirror, went on to mention it took him 15 years to get a ten, however his fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, and Motsi Mabuse are very giving with their votes.
“It took me 15 years to get a ten with Emma Barton. They are giving them [10s] out willy-nilly this yr,” Anton stated.
TODAY, 13:15
Waltzing to the West End?
Strictly’s John Whaite might be approximately to reveal he has were given any other trick up his sleeve – and might be heading to the West End.
The famous person rose to reputation with the aid of using triumphing Bake Off in 2012 however should now be set for an entire new profession after surprising humans together along with his movements at the display.
A TV insider stated: “It’s now no longer simply his movements on Strictly which have stuck the eye of directors, it’s additionally the aura and self belief he’s proven as he reveals himself withinside the spotlight.
“Being withinside the display’s first identical-intercourse partnership with Johannes Radebe might have been an intimidating prospect, however a long way from being a shrinking violet he’s been a shining famous person.”
TODAY, 13:00
Inspired to change
Giovanni, who lately break up from Love Island’s Maura Higgins, is stated to be a modified guy after assembly Rose.
A supply informed Heat: “Giovanni has definitely modified given that assembly Rose, and for the better.
“He’s visible the limitations Rose has needed to face in existence and he’s simply in awe of her.
“She’s one of the first girls who he’s met who’s now no longer taken in with the aid of using his charms, and she or he isn’t afraid to project him or take the p**s out of him, which he loves.”
However, if he’s hoping to woo her he can be in for a project – Rose presently has a long-time period boyfriend.
TODAY, 12:45
Recap: Who continues to be withinside the running?
AJ Odudu
Dan Walker
John Whaite
Rhys Stephenson
Rose Ayling-Ellis
Tilly Ramsay
Tom Fletcher
TODAY, 12:30
Not one thinks Rose will go
Ladbrokes says that nobody has located a wager on Rose, AJ or John leaving Strictly this week.
According to their odds, Rose and Giovanni are 1/five to boost the Glitterball.
Jessica O’Reilly of Ladbrokes stated: “It’s notably much more likely Rose and Gio will rating forty this weekend than face elimination, and it looks as if John and AJ also can breathe a sigh of relief.”
TODAY, 12:15
Strictly to get 2022 unique
Strictly gets a 2022 unique as a part of the BBC’s programming to have fun its centenary.
The British Broacast Corporation commenced on radio on 18 October 1922.
Variety shared a declaration from BBC leader content material officer Charlotte Moore who stated: “Our centenary yr may be a massive deal with for audiences of every age from big carrying events, comedy, entertainment, drama, arts and song, to documentaries assessing all elements of the BBC’s records.
“BBC one hundred will have fun and mirror at the precise position the BBC performs withinside the lives of audiences throughout the United Kingdom as our much-loved country wide broadcaster from its introduction proper as much as the existing day.”
TODAY, 12:00
What time is Strictly on day after today?
Strictly keeps day after today at 6.35pm on BBC One.
The outcomes will then be study out the subsequent day (November 21, 2021) at 7.15pm.
If you leave out any of the action, you may trap up at the BBC iPlayer.
TODAY, 11:45
Who plays the songs on Strictly?
Strictly Come Dancing isn’t always simply cherished with the aid of using audiences for the extremely good dancing, however additionally for the brilliant stay song.
Musical director and arranger Dave Arch is the person in price of the band.
He is a British pianist, conductor, arranger and composer who has loved a prolific profession overlaying a extensive spectrum of the song enterprise such as albums, films, and commercials, stay and tv work.
He is likewise the Musical Director for latest productions of the Royal Variety Performance display on ITV in addition to indicates like Popstar To Operastar.
TODAY, 11:30
Dan is for the boot
According to Ladbrokes, Dan is the only maximum probably to be despatched packing this week after weeks of averting the dance off.
Dan is favoured at five/four to go away the competition, accompanied with the aid of using Tilly on 6/four.
Jessica O’Reilly of Ladbrokes stated: “Dan’s had extra lives than a cat averting the dance off each week, however it looks as if his time is in the end coming to an quit on Strictly.”
