Strictly Come Dancing 2021: week seven – live | Television & radio

Ooh, some nice knee work from Tom to start, and he’s definitely commanding this red white and blue Paso. A nice attempt at Spanish line and some good cape work, but the whole thing lacks a bit of flow in the transitions and needs a little more polish. Nice work, Tom.

This week they’re dancing the Paso Doble to ‘Amparito Roca’ by Jamie Texidor. This is proper Paso music, and I have high hopes for this performance. Tom does these kind of character dances really well, and Amy brings out the best in him.

Tom is the one I feel like hasn’t quite hit his Strictly stride yet, but time is ticking so if he’s planning a Strictly journey, he might want to crack on with it.

In training, a random visit from Harry Judd. DRINK.

Scores: 8,8,8,8 – a total of 32 for Rose and Giovanni. So far, so sensible scoring. But the night is young.

Anton could feel Rose’s nerves but some lovely Samba elements. Craig didn’t think it was nervous at all, it looked totally natural on Rose but it needed more fluidity. Motsi loved the beginning and Rose and Giovanni are such a strong team, and Shirley appreciated the leg shape and the hip rotation.

I can’t look at Shirley’s pantsuit without seeing a whiplash neck brace.

Loving sass queen Rose in this Samba, and this features a nice combination of Rose giving it both barrels on the catwalk and some lovely Samba basics. Very much enjoying the attitude, but a bit nervous and tentative in places.

Tonight they’re dancing the Samba to ‘Cinema Italiano’ by Kate Hudson. Last week Rose and Giovanni scored the earliest perfect score in Strictly history, which means there’s nowhere to go with this Samba but down. Also it’s a Samba, so down is almost inevitable. That said, Rose had given us some nice Latin in previous weeks and there’s a lot of love and goodwill around these two.

Poppies abound, so let’s just assume every training room video includes a drink.

Shirley thought Adam came out with a vengeance and opened the show well. There was a mistake but Adam covered it well and he was light on his feet. Anton thought it was a bit hesitant at first, but terrific once Adam got going and he was ‘up on his balls’ brilliantly. Also something about three legs, which may or may not be related.

Craig thought the mistakes put the timing off and Adam needed to dance better through the transitions, but the kicks and flicks were tight. Motsi thought Adam performed well and his posture was good – a lot more positives than negatives.

Adam and Katya’s Jive is set in a pool hall, which offers lots of opportunity to faff about with a pool cue. As expected Adam has plenty of energy in the kicks and flicks, but he also has sickled feet an it all feels a bit wild in places. That said, great pace and timing not bad either. Quite enjoyed that.

This week they’re dancing the Jive to ‘Little Bitty Pretty One’ by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Adam ended up in the bottom two last week after doing a Beethoven Viennese in a dusty wig, but he’s definitely got the energy and stamina for this Jive. If he can keep his feet from turning in and manage the pace and timing, this could be really good.

Training room poppies – drink!

Out come the stars! Highlights include Nancy wearing an Ikea shower curtain and Sara and possibly the worst dress every seen on Strictly. And man, that bar is high.

Tess in nude sparkles with giant puffy sleeves and a weird hem, Claudia as one of the Blues Brothers.

And we’re off! The bit in the Results show when our couples find out if they’ve made it through is terrifying, we learn, but an amazing feeling if you’re not in the dance-off Everyone wants to stay in the competition and nobody wants to go home.

More breaking news as it happens.

Either Wurzel Gummidge is on The Hit List has taken a surreal turn.

I’m old enough to remember watching Jon Pertwee’s original Wurzel as a child, and finding the whole ‘swapping heads’ thing absolutely terrifying.

It’s a TRAINING ROOM SPECIAL this week – take a sip of whatever tickles your fancy for any occurrence of the following:

• Visible sweat patches
• Hastily-applied poppies
• Legwarmers
• Random visitors
• Comedy falling over

Things are hotting up in Heidi’s Halfway Hunches, as we offload the chaff and now have to start sorting the premium wheat from the budget own label variety. History tells us that there’s still plenty of time for a shock elimination, so let’s not count our cha-cha-chickens just yet.

Group 1: one eye on the final – AJ and Kai, John and Johannes, Rose and Giovanni

Group 2: hot on their heel leads – Tilly and Nikita, Sara and Aljaz, Dan and Nadiya (playing their Couple’s Choice Joker, so that’s a free pass)

Group 3: dodging the dance-off – Adam and Katya, Rhys and Nancy, Tom and Amy

What’s interesting about this is how much stronger the women are this year – unless there’s an epic upset, the only male celeb I can imagine winning this year is John Whaite. COME ON LADIES.

Evening all, and welcome to this week’s Strictly Come Dancing liveblog! By the end of tonight’s show we’ll have crested the Strictly Halfway Hump and it’s all downhill to Christmas. Although very much uphill on the dancing, hopefully.

Tonight’s show kicks off at 6.45pm, and it will be our first show this series where we’re sub-90 minutes on the running time. Only nine couples remain, and we’re blessedly theme-free. I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. Grab snacks and beverages and I’ll see you very shortly!

Ooh, some nice knee work from Tom to start, and he’s definitely commanding this red white and blue Paso. A nice attempt at Spanish line and some good cape work, but the whole thing lacks a bit of flow in the transitions and needs a little more polish. Nice work, Tom.

This week they’re dancing the Paso Doble to ‘Amparito Roca’ by Jamie Texidor. This is proper Paso music, and I have high hopes for this performance. Tom does these kind of character dances really well, and Amy brings out the best in him.

Tom is the one I feel like hasn’t quite hit his Strictly stride yet, but time is ticking so if he’s planning a Strictly journey, he might want to crack on with it.

In training, a random visit from Harry Judd. DRINK.

Scores: 8,8,8,8 – a total of 32 for Rose and Giovanni. So far, so sensible scoring. But the night is young.

Anton could feel Rose’s nerves but some lovely Samba elements. Craig didn’t think it was nervous at all, it looked totally natural on Rose but it needed more fluidity. Motsi loved the beginning and Rose and Giovanni are such a strong team, and Shirley appreciated the leg shape and the hip rotation.

I can’t look at Shirley’s pantsuit without seeing a whiplash neck brace.

Loving sass queen Rose in this Samba, and this features a nice combination of Rose giving it both barrels on the catwalk and some lovely Samba basics. Very much enjoying the attitude, but a bit nervous and tentative in places.

Tonight they’re dancing the Samba to ‘Cinema Italiano’ by Kate Hudson. Last week Rose and Giovanni scored the earliest perfect score in Strictly history, which means there’s nowhere to go with this Samba but down. Also it’s a Samba, so down is almost inevitable. That said, Rose had given us some nice Latin in previous weeks and there’s a lot of love and goodwill around these two.

Poppies abound, so let’s just assume every training room video includes a drink.

Shirley thought Adam came out with a vengeance and opened the show well. There was a mistake but Adam covered it well and he was light on his feet. Anton thought it was a bit hesitant at first, but terrific once Adam got going and he was ‘up on his balls’ brilliantly. Also something about three legs, which may or may not be related.

Craig thought the mistakes put the timing off and Adam needed to dance better through the transitions, but the kicks and flicks were tight. Motsi thought Adam performed well and his posture was good – a lot more positives than negatives.

Adam and Katya’s Jive is set in a pool hall, which offers lots of opportunity to faff about with a pool cue. As expected Adam has plenty of energy in the kicks and flicks, but he also has sickled feet an it all feels a bit wild in places. That said, great pace and timing not bad either. Quite enjoyed that.

This week they’re dancing the Jive to ‘Little Bitty Pretty One’ by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. Adam ended up in the bottom two last week after doing a Beethoven Viennese in a dusty wig, but he’s definitely got the energy and stamina for this Jive. If he can keep his feet from turning in and manage the pace and timing, this could be really good.

Training room poppies – drink!

Out come the stars! Highlights include Nancy wearing an Ikea shower curtain and Sara and possibly the worst dress every seen on Strictly. And man, that bar is high.

Tess in nude sparkles with giant puffy sleeves and a weird hem, Claudia as one of the Blues Brothers.

And we’re off! The bit in the Results show when our couples find out if they’ve made it through is terrifying, we learn, but an amazing feeling if you’re not in the dance-off Everyone wants to stay in the competition and nobody wants to go home.

More breaking news as it happens.

Either Wurzel Gummidge is on The Hit List has taken a surreal turn.

I’m old enough to remember watching Jon Pertwee’s original Wurzel as a child, and finding the whole ‘swapping heads’ thing absolutely terrifying.

It’s a TRAINING ROOM SPECIAL this week – take a sip of whatever tickles your fancy for any occurrence of the following:

• Visible sweat patches
• Hastily-applied poppies
• Legwarmers
• Random visitors
• Comedy falling over

Things are hotting up in Heidi’s Halfway Hunches, as we offload the chaff and now have to start sorting the premium wheat from the budget own label variety. History tells us that there’s still plenty of time for a shock elimination, so let’s not count our cha-cha-chickens just yet.

Group 1: one eye on the final – AJ and Kai, John and Johannes, Rose and Giovanni

Group 2: hot on their heel leads – Tilly and Nikita, Sara and Aljaz, Dan and Nadiya (playing their Couple’s Choice Joker, so that’s a free pass)

Group 3: dodging the dance-off – Adam and Katya, Rhys and Nancy, Tom and Amy

What’s interesting about this is how much stronger the women are this year – unless there’s an epic upset, the only male celeb I can imagine winning this year is John Whaite. COME ON LADIES.

Evening all, and welcome to this week’s Strictly Come Dancing liveblog! By the end of tonight’s show we’ll have crested the Strictly Halfway Hump and it’s all downhill to Christmas. Although very much uphill on the dancing, hopefully.

Tonight’s show kicks off at 6.45pm, and it will be our first show this series where we’re sub-90 minutes on the running time. Only nine couples remain, and we’re blessedly theme-free. I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. Grab snacks and beverages and I’ll see you very shortly!