Overview

• The show announced the change in an official video featuring judge Craig Revel Horwood, directing viewers to bbc.co.uk/strictly to sign in or register a BBC account.
• Text and phone voting have been removed, with all votes to be cast online when lines open for Saturday's live show on October 4.
• The BBC has described premium-rate phone voting as outdated, noting that most votes were already cast online and that BBC shows are shifting to online-only voting.
• Viewer reactions on Strictly's Instagram post raised concerns that older or offline audiences could be left out by the new system.
• Series 23 began with 15 couples and no week-one elimination, and judges’ scores will combine with the public vote to decide this weekend’s first exit.