Overview
- Cope and Jones received four 10s for a Couple’s Choice routine to Radiohead’s Creep, with head judge Shirley Ballas visibly emotional in her praise.
- La Voix briefly read the autocue on air before performing with Aljaž Škorjanec, prompting a flurry of viewer suggestions that the drag star could present in the future.
- Studio boos greeted Craig Revel Horwood’s critiques, drawing pushback from viewers at home who defended detailed judging over pantomime reactions.
- Daly and Winkleman again skipped Halloween costumes, a choice widely linked to Winkleman’s previously discussed 2015 incident in which her daughter was badly burned.
- Former contestants including Layton Williams, Annabel Croft and Krishnan Guru-Murthy were spotted in the audience, with the week’s elimination to be confirmed in Sunday’s results show.