BBC Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals songs and dances after elimination twist

04 December 2023 , 13:42

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Next week's dances have been revealed (Image: BBC)

BBC Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals songs and dances have been revealed after last weekend's elimination twist.

The last show saw no elimination for one of the first times after actor Nigel Harmen sustained an injury which meant he had to completely drop out of the popular dancing competition.

This meant that the remaining couples have sailed through to the semi-finals, with just two weeks left of this year's programme. Last week was musicals week with couples dancing to the likes of Beauty and The Beast, Dirty Dancing and Moulin Rouge.

However, next weekend there will be no special theme but the couples will still be putting their all into their performances as they fight to be part of the 2023 Strictly final.

But there will be an extra challenge as this will be the first week that the duos have to learn two dances - with there being two chances to impress the judges.

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Last week was musicals week (BBC/Guy Levy)

Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell -

Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell will perform the Paso Doble and the Quickstep.

Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe -

Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe will Salsa to You'll Be Mine by Gloria Estefan, and perform a Viennese Waltz as well.

Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola -

Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola will perform the Cha-Cha and a Couples' Choice dance.

Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin -

Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin will dance a Rumba and the Charleston.

Nigel, 50, and his professional dance partner Katya Jones were forced to pull out of the BBC show's live performances over the weekend, thanks to Nigel having to withdraw just hours before he was due to take to the dancefloor.

The pair had been planning to wow the Strictly judges and viewers Charleston to Step in Time from Disney's Mary Poppins but the couple have danced their last dance together.

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Katya and Nigel's Strictly exit was announced ahead of the live show airing on Saturday night, with a BBC spokesperson revealing: "Unfortunately Nigel has sustained an injury which means he is unable to perform in tonight’s show and has had to withdraw from Strictly."

Appearing on the BBC show later that evening, Nigel revealed he ended up in hospital after sustaining his rib injury while practising a jump for his planned routine.

Speaking with host Claudia Winkleman, the actor recalled: "I was leaping off a rostrum and was about to be caught by some very handsome men and as I flew, I was Peter Pan and as I landed, I was in A&E. I’ve done something to my rib basically and it’s quite painful. I’m a little bit high on painkillers as well, but I’m having a lovely time."

Nigel continued to tell viewers he'd "loved" his time as a Strictly contestant, adding: "This really hasn’t sunk in. When I watched everyone come down the stairs, I was a bit like, 'Oh, this is real, I'm not a part of this anymore'."

Charlotte Everett