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Lewis Cope and Katya Jones Earn Series’ First Perfect 40 on Strictly’s Halloween Show

The milestone came during a Halloween episode that intensified talk over future hosts following Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s decision to leave.

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.