Strictly Come Dancing Introduces Thrilling New Twist For This Yr's Collection

Strictly Come Dancing has introduced an thrilling new themed week for this 12 months’s collection as a part of the present’s twentieth anniversary celebrations.

Subsequent month, every of the celeb contestants and their skilled companions might be performing a routine impressed by their private musical heroes within the present’s first ever Icons Week.

A BBC press launch defined: “On this brand-new particular week, which might be a part of this collection and past, the remaining {couples} will take to the ballroom flooring to honour music icons.

“Our Strictly Come Dancing stars pays tribute to among the most recognisable and influential individuals within the music trade. This new week might be devoted to music legends from throughout the many years.”

The particular stay present will air on Saturday 2 November, per week after Strictly’s annual Halloween particular.

Strictly’s common themed weeks – Blackpool Week and Musicals Week – may even nonetheless go forward as ordinary later within the collection.

For now, the BBC is maintaining every of the celebs’ Icons picks beneath wraps, but it surely’s been revealed that the episode may even function a particular routine paying homage to Beyoncé, by which skilled dancer Johannes Radebe will take centre stage.

Vito Coppola, Johannes Radebe and Nikita Kuzmin performing a routine inspired by Beyoncé — Vito Coppola, Johannes Radebe and Nikita Kuzmin performing a routine impressed by Beyoncé

Retired themes from previous seasons of Strictly embody Round The World week and BBC 100 Week, by which the contestants carried out to theme tunes from iconic BBC reveals to commemorate the broadcaster’s centennial.

Final week, the primary themed week of the collection received underway, with the remaining 14 contestants (minus Nick Knowles, who was absent from the stay present attributable to an damage) paying homage to all the pieces from Barbie and Harry Potter to Mrs Doubtfire and Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones wound up changing into the second pair to be despatched dwelling, after touchdown within the dance-off as soon as once more, this time alongside soccer legend Paul Merson and Karen Hauer.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 12 October on BBC One at 6.20pm.