Overview

• The change was revealed at the end of Saturday night’s live broadcast, drawing surprised reactions from participants.
• The casting vote will rotate among Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas, with the specific holder chosen by the audience each week.
• Producers say the update is designed to make the format more exciting, and a BBC insider says it should also reduce the disproportionate online abuse aimed at Ballas.
• Ballas has detailed years of vitriol, including death threats, and a stalker was given a 20-month suspended sentence and banned from contacting her or her family in April 2025.
• Host Tess Daly confirmed the first viewer allocation takes place this Saturday, and no additional procedural details have been announced.