Overview
- The Gladiators star danced a Salsa with Karen Hauer to I Always Wanted a Brother from Mufasa: The Lion King and joked on air that he was sorry for the "nudity."
- Craig Revel Horwood quipped that he almost forgot to look at the footwork, while Shirley Ballas called the performance extraordinary and said she was blushing.
- The pair scored 32 points to place third on the night, trailing Lewis Cope and Katya Jones on 37 and Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin on 35.
- Wicked actor Cynthia Erivo appeared as Strictly’s first-ever guest mentor, offering advice during the Movie Week broadcast.
- Neighbours actor Stefan Dennis and partner Dianne Buswell did not perform due to illness, with plans to try to return next week.