{"id":39558,"date":"2023-11-12T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T11:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1924430"},"modified":"2023-11-12T13:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T12:38:36","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing 2023 week 8 recap: Best moments from the show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Layton and Nikita wowed the judges once again. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 12 November 2023 at 11:37 AM<\/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>Strictly Come Dancing delivered another sparkling night of entertainment this weekend, with the dancers giving it their all as they fight for a place in Blackpool Week.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right: the show opened with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman confirming that the remaining contestants will be travelling halfway up the country next week to perform in the spectacular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-blackpool-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">Blackpool Tower Ballroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then, journalist and newsreader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/krishnan-guru-murthy-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Krishnan Guru-Murthy<\/a> got us underway by dancing a samba to Bambaleo by Gipsy Kings with professional partner Lauren Oakley.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/bobby-brazier-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Bobby Brazier<\/a> and Dianne Buswell, who performed an American Smooth to 5 Seconds of Summer\u2019s Ghost of You.<\/p>\n<p>Craig Revel Horwood showed himself to be on steely form, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-viewers-unhappy-with-craigs-comment-on-bobbys-hands\/\">viewers taken aback by his criticism of Bobby<\/a>.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/angela-rippon-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Angela Rippon<\/a> and Kai Widdrington then graced the ballroom floor, offering a paso doble set to Hung Up by Madonna.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nigel-harman-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Nigel Harman<\/a> and Katya Hones got their Couple\u2019s Choice, which they put to good use performing a moving narrative to Bruno Mars track Just The Way You Are, which the actor dedicated to his wife and daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were won over completely by the complex piece, with some taking to social media to argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-nigel-harman-undermarked-newsupdate\/\">34 points simply wasn\u2019t a high enough<\/a> score.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola were next to brave the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, They weren\u2019t able to top the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-leaderboard\/\">Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard<\/a> with their rumba to Cyndi Lauper\u2019s True Colours, they once again formed the top two alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/layton-williams-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Layton Williams<\/a> and Nikita Kuzmin. That\u2019s four weeks in a row!<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1199%2C799 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1199%2C799 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=708%2C472 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1064%2C709 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1418%2C945 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=708%2C472 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1064%2C709 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1418%2C945 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=809%2C539 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1214%2C809 3x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=809%2C539 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1214%2C809 3x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1107%2C738 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1107%2C738 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1239%2C826 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1239%2C826 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1223%2C815 3x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1223%2C815 3x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1924418 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/strictly-nigel-harman-7a34fb8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Nigel Harman and Katya Jones smile as they receive feedback from the Strictly Come Dancing judges\" title=\"strictly-nigel-harman\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Nigel Harman and Katya Jones on Strictly Come Dancing 2023<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Next came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/annabel-croft-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Annabel Croft<\/a> and Johannes Radebe, who performed a Latin dance to Shakira\u2019s Whenever, Wherever, scoring second-to-last ahead of Krishnan and Lauren.<\/p>\n<p>The penultimate couple of the night was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/angela-scanlon-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Angela Scanlon<\/a> and Carlos Gu, who performed a Waltz to With You I\u2019m Born Again by Billy Preston &amp; Syreeta, which reaped a much stronger score than last week.<\/p>\n<p>The show came to an end on a high note as Layton and Nikita gifted us an \u201ca-may-zing\u201d Argentine Tango to the powerful Tattoo by two-time Eurovision winner Loreen.<\/p>\n<p>It scored a near-perfect 39 points, with Craig\u2019s 9 keeping the couple from their first 40.<\/p>\n<p>Now, all eyes turn to the results show \u2013 who got your vote?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Strictly Come Dancing results show is on Sunday 12th November at 7:20pm. <\/strong><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>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Layton and Nikita wowed the judges once again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39559,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show-scaled.jpg",2560,1706,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-week-8-recap-best-moments-from-the-show-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Layton and Nikita wowed the judges once again.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/39558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}