{"id":37343,"date":"2023-09-28T17:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1897525"},"modified":"2023-09-28T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:05:14","slug":"strictly-between-us-nigel-harmans-reign-and-leaderboard-predictions","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-between-us-nigel-harmans-reign-and-leaderboard-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Between Us: Nigel Harman\u2019s reign and leaderboard predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> RadioTimes.com News Editor Minnie Wright and Entertainment and Factual Editor Katelyn Mensah share their thoughts on the week 2 Strictly dances. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 28 September 2023 at 15:38 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It\u2019s officially Strictly season!<\/p>\n<p>The BBC One dance show returned this weekend, with the 15 celebs in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-line-up-contestants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> line-up<\/a> taking to the dance floor for their first live performance with their Strictly pro.<\/p>\n<p>Following the performances, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing judges<\/a> shared their thoughts and scores, with former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nigel-harman-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nigel Harman<\/a> topping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-leaderboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing 2023 leaderboard<\/a> with 32 points, while actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/amanda-abbington-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanda Abbington<\/a> came behind him in second place with an impressive 29 points for her and Giovanni Pernice\u2019s Viennese Waltz to Pointless by Lewis Capaldi.<\/p>\n<p>Also impressing on the night was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/angela-rippon-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angela Rippon,<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/angela-rippon-strictly-split-week-1-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stunned at age 78 while making her Strictly debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the performance, her Strictly pro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-proffessional-dancer-kai-widdrington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kai Widdrington<\/a> admitted it was an \u201chonour\u201d to be paired with the legendary journalist.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, none of the celebs were sent home this weekend and the week 1 and week 2 scores will instead be combined. The public vote will then open and the two couples with the fewest votes overall will find themselves in the dance off, after which the judges will reveal who they\u2019ll be sending home.<\/p>\n<p>With season 14 in full swing, we thought what better way to celebrate all the glitz and glam of Strictly than with the return of our companion series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-final-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Between Us<\/a>.<\/p> <p>In this week\u2019s episode, News Editor Minnie Wright and Entertainment and Factual Writer Katelyn Mensah Foxtrot into the Future, sharing their thoughts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-songs-and-dances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing 2023 songs and dances<\/a> for week 2.<\/p>\n<p>Following his week 1 performance, they have high hopes for Nigel, who\u2019ll be doing a Viennese Waltz to Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, it\u2019s looking good for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/layton-williams-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Layton Williams<\/a> and his pro partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-professional-dancer-nikita-kuzmin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Kuzmin<\/a>, who have a quickstep to Puttin\u2019 on the Ritz by Gregory Porter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eddie-kadi-strictly-come-dancing-family-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eddie Kadi wants to make his family proud on Strictly Come Dancing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-giovanni-pernice-contestant-eliminated-week-1-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strictly\u2019s Giovanni Pernice wishes a contestant was eliminated this week<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The same can\u2019t be said for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/les-dennis-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Dennis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/adam-thomas-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Thomas<\/a>, however, who both finished on the lower end of the scoreboard \u2013 Les in last place with 16 points and Adam just above him in 12th place with 19 points.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full video above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 30th September at 6:20pm. The results show will air on Sunday 1st October on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\"><strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"LPNoLPOWALinkPreview\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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