Overview

• Motsi Mabuse awarded the series’ first perfect 10 to Lewis Cope and Katya Jones for their Paso Doble, putting them top on 37 points.
• The pre-recorded results for the second elimination leaked online before Sunday’s broadcast, drawing angry reactions from viewers on social media.
• Anton Du Beke was caught on air asking, “Is that too much? I can’t help myself,” before Tess Daly alerted him they were live.
• Neighbours star Stefan Dennis missed Movie Week through illness and, per Strictly’s official statement, he and Dianne Buswell received a bye to next week.
• Lewis Cope dismissed “fix” claims over past dance experience in comments to Metro, calling suggestions he is a professional dancer “a bit bizarre.”