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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 Semi-Final: Hamza Yassin tops the leaderboard with a Scottish Charleston
Yassin also impressed with a lovely waltz, while Helen Skelton smouldered in her Argentine tango. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Strictly Speaking: Week 12
Well, what a semi-final! Usually doubling the dances means halving the standard, at least, but everyone delivered here – even if the judges did get overexcited with the 10s. Read my full Dancing Times blog here
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Strictly Come Dancing 2021, semi-final
Rhys Stephenson just misses out after a high-standard and fiercely fought semi-final. Read my Telegraph talking points for the main show and results show
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
Can we believe we’ve only got one show to go? Sob! Anyhow, this was – understandably – not a vintage semi-final. It feels like the celebs have barely begun, and yet here we are asking them to learn two dances. … Continue reading
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The usually indomitable HRVY met his match in the Strictly semi-final
Two dances usually equals double trouble on Strictly – and so it transpired on this early semi-final. Ranvir Singh was good, but not great, in her ballroom number, and she simply couldn’t survive the jive. It knocked her down to the bottom … Continue reading
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Strictly Speaking: Week 12
Semi-final week saw the usual quality drop-off with two dances – although in some cases such technical lack was rebranded as “authenticity” by the ever-erratic judges. We also had the dance and music lottery either boosting or limiting celebs, depending … Continue reading
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Why do Strictly viewers hate Ashley Roberts?
This weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing semi-final saw a third consecutive trip to the dreaded dance-off for ex-Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts – despite topping the leaderboard with pro partner Pasha Kovalev after notching four nines for a fierce Paso Doble and a perfect … Continue reading →