Strictly Come Dancing week eight – as it happened

Who's Tower Ballroom-bound and who's doomed for minibreak heartbreak? I fear for and. After that plucky, stylish Charleston performance, I truly hope is safe.

That concludes Saturday's live hoofing action but we'll be back on dance detail tomorrow. The results show airs at the very-slightly-later time of 7.15pm Sunday on BBC One. I'll reopen up the blog at 6.45pm for build-up. Hope you'll rejoin me then. In the meantime, I'm on Twitter/X, so please do shoulder-shimmy past and say hi.

Thanks for watching along with me and your ever-excellent company. Meet you here tomorrow to see who's missing the Blackpool megabus. In the meantime, it's the fabulous family motto: keeeeeep dancing! Goodnight.

Finally, says: "Cach and his partner Maddie are really the ones that I most enjoy watching. Cach moves like he's generating the dance from his innermost being. He doesn't look like he's trying to remember what to do, he's just in it and causing it to happen. That Charleston was extraordinary. So rhythmic, so flowing, just a joy. I'm so pleased they got 39 for it."

says: "Dear lord, I've downed way too much port, I'm actually contemplating rummaging through the attic for my Robbie album where he does all the old standards, including this."

says: "After all the negative comments about the three hosts at the beginning, they are definitely settling down very nicely indeed. Having two on the floor doing the intros works much better than Tess doing all the work on her own."

says: "That balcony is rowdy as hell. Jojo leading a can-can to chants of 'Blackpool, Blackpool' is pure joy. I'm loving this new trio."

says: "Oh look! Keira Knightley's husband's in the audience. I wonder if he's brought a beef wellington?"

adds: "I know that the BBC is having to make drastic cuts but making the Strictly contestants build their own set is going a bit too far."

Dani Dyer holds two crossed flaming torches above her head on Strictly Come Dancing

says of 's paso doble: "Zoolander vibes from Will there. Camp as Christmas and about as Spanish as Benidorm."

says: "Follow the rules for Aunty Shirley, Vito. B ut what about Dani's illegal lifts earlier?"

adds: "Once again, Shirley allows rule infringements for one contestant and dings two others for breaking the rules. So inconsistent and biased."

says: "Smalltown Boy is a gay classic. I felt it was almost a song made for me. I would love to hear how he would write it now. But at the time is was so groundbreaking, never had a song been written and be a hit that described how being gay in the late 70s/80s felt. My exit route was NI to England in 85, the difference was A-MAZ-ING."

says of Carlos' outfit: "Good to see Eric Morecambe's sock suspenders from his 'There Ain't Nothing Like A Dame' routine making a well-deserved comeback."

adds: "If I tore a muscle, any muscle, I would absolutely not be dancing an amazing sexy Chicago charleston the very next week."

Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu pose in cabaret costumes on Strictly Come Dancing's lit stage

says: "As per Josh, seems like Jojo's Dojo has won!!!"

adds: "I knew they loved us lol"

says: "What a comeback for Jaime! Some terrific synchronisation and loads of fun. Love her bond with Carlos too."

says: "Jaime looks great, and while I'm not a great fan of the Charleston, I thought that was very tidily done."

adds: "A good show tonight. Cach's Charleston was the best dance I've seen on Strictly in ages. It's almost a shame that the 'reward' is a trip to Blackpool."

Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu dance energetically on the Strictly Come Dancing stage

says: "'On the results show, there will be a musical performance from Traitors finalist....Bash Croft'. Well, that's a relief. I thought they were going to announce James Blunt."

says: "In an anti-judges (mainly Shirley) move, two votes each to Tabby and Lacey, with one to Delta. It looks as if the powers that be do pay attention to this blog. If so, please have a word, consistent marking would be appreciated. Rant over."

adds: "Hear, hear! And don't blame the celebs for the choreography."

Let's have a round-up of our glitter gang's comments. says "The competition is so, so, so close this year. I can't imagine who will end up in the dance off. I'll be upset to see any of them go. Cach and Maddy really were spectacular. I loved Jaime and Carlos too. It's in the lap of the strictly gods and goddesses now."

says: "Not sure who will be in the Dreaded Dance Off 'tomorrow night' but I would have said that it should be Graeme and Will but that might just be me. Hopefully all my favourites will be making it through to Blackpool and there won't be a shock exit."

adds: "I'm not confident the three-way tie at the bottom of the leaderboard won't deliver more unwarranted dance-off candidates. Done all I can with my votes, fingers crossed!"

Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley dance together in red-and-black outfits on Strictly Come Dancing

TV viewers can now stay on BBC One for the return of Michael McIntyre's The Wheel. At 9pm, entertaining 80s spy thriller , a prequel series to Killing Eve, starts with a double bill on BBC One. At 10pm on BBC Two, there's 40 Hits of 1975 at the BBC.

If you fancy a film, choose from Meet the Parents (9pm on ITV2), (9pm on BBC Four), (9pm on Film4), A Time To Kill (9pm on Legend Xtra) or (10pm on Rewind TV). You can milk pretty much anything with nipples.

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Any support would be hugely appreciated and I'll love you even more than I do already. Anyway. Back to the dancing.

They're golden. They're glittery. They're totally imaginary but highly coveted. Here are this week's lucky gong-getters…

Best dance: Cach Mercer's Charleston by a country mile.

Worst dance: Will's paso wasn't his Best.

Best music choice: Bronski Beat, The Jacksons and Everything But The Girl were all bangers but for dance-fitting-music, it's got to be Jaime's Chicago showtune.

Worst music choice: The Black Eyed Peas didn't do John's jive any favours.

Best outfit: Tabby, Dani or Lacey's turquoise frock with matching gloves.

Worst outfit: Will's black body stocking or John's all-white wedding-on-a-beach ensemble.

Lacey Turner helping the scenic carpenters build her set. She can't cook rice, apparently, but she can do woodwork. What a woman.

Tabby easing Mark's homedickness by taking him to a depressingly empty Canadian bar for grim-looking poutine.

Best judges' comment: A tie between Craig's two utterances: "You're taking the mick, darling," to Nikita and "A-may-zing" to Cach.

Generously telling Dani after her fiery paso: "I'm going to overlook you leaving anunattendedd flame over there." Thanks, Dad.

At the end of an eventful night, tops the leaderboard, with in second spot and in third place.

Tied at the bottom are , and . As always, though, viewer votes help decide tomorrow's dance-off. might also be in for a nervous wait. Don't go packing your Piz Buin factor 50 just yet, pairings.

"Keeeeeep dancing," chorus Emma, Jojo and Joshy. As everyone starts optimistically packing their bikinis and mankinis into wheely suitcases, please stay with us for analysis, reaction and a round-up of your comments.

This week's deciding dance-off vote goes to… Craig! Good. At least it's not Shirley.

Tonight's nifty nine routines get recapped on-screen. Which Blackpool-bound pair will get your vote? Which seaside spoilsports won't?

The usual prop-laden pandemonium kicks off with a Blackpool twist. Somebody confiscate Julian's whistle, please.

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