Overview

• Judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood voted to save Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova, so Motsi Mabuse was not required to cast a tie-breaker.
• The bottom two were determined by adding week one and week two judges' scores to the public vote, which this year requires online ballots via registered BBC accounts.
• Amy Dowden, returning after cancer treatment and a 2024 injury, gave an emotional exit message that emphasized health and gratitude.
• Late replacement Amber Davies topped the week-two leaderboard with a high-scoring Samba on her 29th birthday.
• Viewers criticized elements of the revamped results show and screen-time allocations, extending concerns about this year's format changes.