Overview
- Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman confirmed at the start of the broadcast that La Voix has left the competition after further medical assessment.
- Producers scrapped this weekend’s dance-off, meaning no couple will be sent home from the Blackpool special.
- Only six couples performed at the Tower Ballroom after La Voix’s exit, with routines proceeding as scheduled.
- The show featured an opening medley from Steps, a performance by Lewis Capaldi, and a return routine from former finalists Layton Williams, Ashley Roberts, Jay McGuiness and Danny Mac.
- This Blackpool episode marks the final one hosted there by Daly and Winkleman, who previously announced they will step down at the end of the series.