The Strictly semi-final week dances have been revealed as the remaining couples prepare to perform two routines for the first time on Saturday’s show.
Hot on the heels of HRVY’s ‘greatest of all time’ Couple’s Choice routine, his rumoured love interest and EastEnders star Maisie Smith, 19, will perform the dance to Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith – alongside partner Gorka Marquez, 30.
The couple will also dance the Viennese Waltz to A Thousand Years by Christina Perri.
Strictly semi-final: Maisie Smith will perform the Couple’s Choice dance to Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith and thee Viennese Waltz to A Thousand Years by Christina Perri on Saturday
Ranvir Singh, 43, who has herself been sparking romance speculation with partner Giovanni Pernice, 29, will perform the Waltz to Un Giorno Per Noi by Josh Groban and the Jive to Candyman by Christina Aguilera.
Comedian Bill Bailey, 55, and his dance partner Oti Mabuse, 30, will Tango to Enter Sandman by Metallica before taking on the Charleston to (Won’t You Come Home) Bill Bailey by Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber.
HRVY, 21, and partner Janette Manrara, 37, will be hoping to top the leaderboard for the third week running as they do the Charleston to Another Day Of Sun by the La La Land Cast.
The pair will then perform the Rumba to Only You by Kylie Minogue and James Corden.
Third week on top? HRVY, 21, and partner Janette Manrara, 37, will do the Charleston to Another Day Of Sun by the La La Land Cast and the Rumba to Only You by Kylie Minogue and James Corden
Jamie Laing, 32, and Karen Hauer, 38 will be aiming to avoid the dreaded dance-off this week with a Quickstep to Thank God I’m A Country Boy by John Denver and a Salsa to Last Dance by Donna Summer.
JJ Chalmers became the sixth celebrity to depart the dance floor in Strictly Come Dancing 2020 during Sunday’s results show.
The TV presenter, 33, who is set to remove shrapnel from his inflamed leg next year, faced Made In Chelsea’s Jamie in the dance-off after landing at the bottom of the leaderboard with 20 and 24 points out of 40, respectively.
Wow: Ranvir Singh, 43, who has herself been sparking romance speculation with partner Giovanni Pernice, 29, will perform the Waltz to Un Giorno Per Noi by Josh Groban and the Jive to Candyman by Christina Aguilera
Grace: Comedian Bill Bailey, 55, and his dance partner Oti Mabuse, 30, will Tango to Enter Sandman by Metallica before taking on the Charleston to (Won’t You Come Home) Bill Bailey by Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber
Despite missing out on reaching the semi-finals, the Invictus Games star praised his professional partner Amy Dowden for ‘not letting him down’ amid her Crohn’s disease.
JJ and the Welsh choreographer, 30, performed their Charleston to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang again in a bid to stay in the competition, while TV star Jamie, 32, and Karen Hauer, 38, showcased their Jive to Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood chose to save the Candy Kittens entrepunuer as he explained: ‘Well I think both couples danced to the best of their abilities and both couples upped their game considerably.
‘But for me the best couple on the night that I would like to go through to semi finals – Jamie and Karen.’
Fellow panellist Motsi Mabuse, meanwhile, voted for JJ after observing a ‘little hiccup’ with Jamie’s routine.
Dancing: Jamie Laing, 32, and Karen Hauer, 38 will be aiming to avoid the dreaded dance-off this week with a Quickstep to Thank God I’m A Country Boy by John Denver and a Salsa to Last Dance by Donna Summer
Head Judge Shirley Ballas, who had the overall say, shared her verdict: ‘Both couples lifted their game, I adored both performances very very much, and both couples made small mistakes, both couples.
‘But on a more powerful and through difficulty of choreography and through sheer determination, I’m going to save Jamie.’
When asked about his stint on the series by hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, public speaker JJ gushed: ‘I’m unbelievably proud.
He’s out! JJ Chalmers became the sixth celebrity to depart the dance floor in Strictly Come Dancing 2020 during Sunday’s results show (pictured with pro partner Amy Dowden)
‘I never thought I would make it this far, I’ve gotten half decent maybe at something which I had no clue about to begin with and I’ve enjoyed every second of it, it has just been an absolute blast. It’s just a privilege to be in this long.
‘I mean this competition is insane! To be counted among that cast at this stage in particular means the world to me. It’s meant everything.
‘It’s been an unbelievable challenge, well outside my comfort zone but I’ve had this one to just keep me in it and I can’t quite express what she means to me.’
Thanking Amy for helping him through his dance journey, the father-of-two shared: ‘She’s lived through so much in her own right in fairness.
‘I know that any day she can wake up and she could be hospitalised essentially so she lives fearing she’ll let people down. But the way you’ve built me up, you could never let me down.’
Strictly Come Dancing continues this Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 7.30pm on BBC One.