Overview
- Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin were unanimously saved by the panel, eliminating Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley after the Icons Week dance-off.
- Both couples had finished in the top half of the leaderboard, with Amber scoring 33 for her Cha Cha to Break Free and Jimmy earning a personal-best 30 for his American Smooth to Purple Rain; Lewis Cope topped the week on 34.
- Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas openly criticized the public vote that put the pairs in danger, with Anton Du Beke saying he would also have saved Amber if required.
- Viewers reacted strongly on social media, calling the result a popularity contest and voicing frustration that high scorers landed in the dance-off.
- Ten couples now progress to the Halloween special, as the series continues following the presenters’ confirmed end-of-year exit announcement.