Strictly has officially hit the halfway mark, and the competition is heating up fast. The remaining celebrities are putting in the hours, polishing their routines with the songs and perfecting every dance step as they fight to climb the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 leaderboard.
This weekend marks Week 8, and all eyes will be on the ballroom to see who dazzles the judges – and who risks a dreaded dance-off.
Just eight couples remain in the race for the coveted Glitterball Trophy, each determined to make their mark on Saturday night. Here’s where they currently stand on the leaderboard, plus all the dances and songs confirmed for this weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Strictly Come Dancing’s week 8 dances and songs
This weekend Strictly Come Dancing’s doesn’t have a theme. Icons Week and Halloween Week are firmly in the past! And here are all the dances and songs.
Karen Carney and Carlos Gu will be returning to the dance floor to perform an American Smooth. Their song is You Don’t Know Me by Saygrace. George Clarke and Katya Jones are doing a Rumba. They will be performing their routine to Lily Allen’s version of Somewhere Only We Know.
Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin will be performing a Paso Doble to Dream On by Aerosmith. Lewis Cope and Katya Jones will be doing a Tango on Saturday night. Their song is 12 To 12 by Sombr.
La Voix and Aljaz Škorjanec are doing a Couple’s Choice. Their song is Don’t Rain On My Parade by Barbara Streisand. Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe are dancing a Waltz. Their track is Barry Manilow’s Weekend In New England. Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon will be doing an American Smooth to My Guy. The song is by Mary Wells.
Finally, Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington are dancing to Girls Aloud’s iconic hit, Sound of the Underground. Their dance is a Jive.
Current leaderboard
Vicky and Kai finished last weekend’s shows at the top of the leaderboard. They scored an impressive 39 from the judges for their Tango. Even Craig Revel Horwood gave them a 10!
Amber and Nikita finished the night in second place. They were one behind with 38 for their Salsa.
It was joint third place for Karen and Carlos. The pair performed a Charleston and scored 35. Also scoring 35 was Lewis and Katya for their Cha-cha-cha.
Fourth place was also joint. George and Alexis did a Viennese Waltz and got 34 marks. Balvinder and Julian also got 34 for their Couples’ Choice.
Alex and Johannes finished the night in joint fifth place. They did a Paso Doble and got 30 marks. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer received the same score for their Samba.
Bottom of the leaderboard went to La Voix and Aljaz. They received a mark of 29 for their Foxtrot.
Who left Strictly?
Harry and Karen found themselves in the dreaded dance-off against La Voix and Aljaž during Sunday night’s Strictly Results show. And after a unanimous vote from the judges, it was Gladiator star Harry who was sent home.
Known to fans as Nitro, Harry took the result in good spirits. Admitting he was just happy to bow out on a high note. Reflecting on his time in the competition, he said he was glad he “went out on a party” after his energetic Samba with Karen.
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Strictly Come Dancing is back on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Saturday (November 15) at 6.25pm, running for an hour and 35 minutes before wrapping up at 8pm.
Then on Sunday, Strictly: The Results kicks off at 7.15pm, where another tense dance-off will see the judges send one more celebrity packing.
With just weeks to go until the grand final, we’re really getting down to the nitty gritty now – every step counts!
Strictly Come Dancing continues at 6.25pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday November 16, 2025.
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