{"id":39860,"date":"2023-11-16T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1927611"},"modified":"2023-11-16T17:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:34:19","slug":"strictly-between-us-krishnans-sad-departure-and-blackpool-week-predictions","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-between-us-krishnans-sad-departure-and-blackpool-week-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Between Us: Krishnan\u2019s sad departure and Blackpool Week predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Will Layton Williams finally get a perfect score this weekend? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 16:00 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 Blackpool Week on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-release-date\/\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> this weekend, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-line-up-contestants\/\">seven remaining celebrities<\/a> and their partners will be giving it all they\u2019ve got to get one step closer to the final.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, we unfortunately had to say goodbye to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/krishnan-guru-murthy-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Krishnan Guru-Murthy<\/a>, after the newsreader found himself in the dance-off against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/angela-rippon-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Angela Rippon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Judges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-judges\/\">Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke<\/a> all voted to save Rippon, which meant Guru-Murthy\u2019s time in the competition was over. Head judge Shirley Ballas revealed if she had the chance to vote, she would have saved Guru-Murthy instead.<\/p>\n<p>In Week 8, there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-songs-and-dances\/\">a mix of dances<\/a>, from a Paso Doble to a Samba, with some criticism from the judges and at times rendering the judges speechless.<\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s episode of Strictly Between Us, Entertainment and Factual Writer Katelyn Mensah and News Editor Minnie Wright talk all about Krishnan\u2019s exit, hopes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nigel-harman-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Nigel Harman<\/a> in Blackpool and who could be at risk of being eliminated from the competition.<\/p> <p>At the top of the leaderboard last week were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/layton-williams-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Layton Williams<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/ellie-leach-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Ellie Leach<\/a>, with 39 and 35 points respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In Blackpool, Williams will be performing a Couple\u2019s Choice to Ain\u2019t No Other Man by Christina Aguilera, and as a Couple\u2019s Choice often plays to the strengths of those doing it \u2013 could Layton finally get a perfect score?<\/p>\n<p>Despite Nigel Harman finding himself in the middle of the leaderboard, there are high hopes he could find himself back at the top as he will be performing a Quickstep to It Don\u2019t Mean a Thing (If It Ain\u2019t Got That Swing) by Duke Ellington, which is a perfect dance to do in Blackpool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/nella-rose-im-a-celebrity-2023-contestant\/\">Who is Nella Rose? Meet the I\u2019m a Celebrity 2023 contestant and YouTube star<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/children-in-need-2023-release-date\/\">When is Children in Need 2023? Performers, hosts and special episodes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mt-sm pr-xxs hidden-print body-copy-large\">\n<div class=\"mt-sm pr-xxs hidden-print body-copy-large\">\n<p>Tennis star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/annabel-croft-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Annabel Croft<\/a> and Angela Rippon found themselves in the bottom half of the leaderboard, with 31 and 32 points respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Rippon has been in two consecutive dance-offs, which begs the question of how she will fare on Blackpool Week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can watch the full Strictly Between Us video above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 18th November at 6:40pm on BBC One.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or visit our hub for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a> news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <a id=\"OWA5deac9f9-4ca9-9347-4ea9-60396cf0b814\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\">subscribe now<\/a> <\/strong><strong>and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. 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