Overview
- Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin topped the quarter-final leaderboard with a perfect 40, while three couples tied on 35 and Karen Carney and Carlos Gu finished on 34.
- The Musicals Week show opened with a non-scored relay, a new segment that drew mixed reactions from viewers questioning its purpose.
- The results show was recorded after Saturday’s live episode and airs Sunday at 7:45pm, with the dance-off set to decide the final four for next week’s semi-final.
- Unconfirmed spoilers about the dance-off and elimination circulated online before broadcast, provoking strong fan reactions and renewed complaints about fairness.
- Some viewers alleged mass creation of BBC voting accounts to sway the public vote, as earlier injuries reduced the field and the series moves toward a likely three-couple final in Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s last season as hosts.