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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 Semi-Final results: Will Mellor and Fleur East split the judges

It was a tough decision, once again, as the pair fought it out in this crucial final dance-off. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 week eight: Fleur East tops the standings on an emotional night

The singer scored 10s with her hot, hot, hot samba. But Tony Adams is in trouble again after a laboured jive. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 week seven results: a surprise exit as voters disagree with the judges

Paralympian Ellie Simmonds is out after facing Molly Rainford in the dance-off – while Tony Adams continues on. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 week seven: Hamza Yassin is back on top after scoring three 10s

It was also a 10-scoring night for Kym Marsh and Helen Skelton. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2022, Halloween Week results: EastEnders actor James Bye is out

Bye faced Fleur East in the dance-off – the second for the singer, who is failing to connect with viewers. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2022, Halloween Week: Anton Du Beke gives a controversial 10 to Tyler West

The judges were even more divided on this Spooktacular special. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Strictly Speaking: Week 10

Can you believe it’s nearly the quarter-finals already? Dan Walker is still here, so I certainly can’t. Read my full Dancing Times blog here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021, week 10

Tilly Ramsay is scuppered by the samba, plunging from the top to the bottom of the leaderboard. Read my Telegraph talking points for the main show and the results show

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The Strictly ‘trained dancer’ controversy is absurd – without them, the show would die

It’s been a very different series of Strictly Come Dancing, thanks to Covid, but some things remain the same: Tess Daly’s startling wardrobe choices, at least one rumour of a “showmance”, and the age-old debate over whether trained dancers should … Continue reading

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Strictly Speaking: Week 6

A rather mediocre performance week, with some improvement in scoring, and alas still some glaring biases. However, poor Clara Amfo really doomed herself with an error-strewn jive that was actually marked quite kindly, yet cemented her place in the dance-off. … Continue reading

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