Overview

• The dance-off featured Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden against Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova, with the judges unanimously saving Robshaw and Bychkova.
• For the first public vote of the series, week-one and week-two judges’ scores were combined with viewers’ votes to set the bottom two.
• The BBC has retired premium-rate phone voting, requiring viewers to cast votes online via registered BBC accounts, prompting complaints about accessibility and presentation changes.
• Amy Dowden issued an emotional message about regaining confidence after recent health setbacks and praised Skinner for his support during their short run.
• Late replacement Amber Davies leads the combined leaderboard after Week 2, and 14 pairs progress to Movie Week.