Week 7 - Blackpool

- Opening dance to 'Rule Brittana' -

Welcome to week 7 of Into The Groove - Series 5. Last week was themed week and Archer's star Louiza Patikas & Pasha Kovalev sadly went home after a bottom two battle against Jojo & Gorka. Today were are in Blackpool and our 9 couples will be taking on a dance plus the dreaded swing-a-thon! So let's meet our couples!

The Script's, Danny O'Donoghue & Natalie Lowe
Author, Jojo Moyes & Gorka Marquez
Alpine Ski Racer, Chemmy Alcott & Trent Whiddon
Sinitta & Gleb Savchenko
Made In Chelsea's Ollie Locke & Kristina Rihanoff
Actor, Bradley James & Iveta Lukosuite
Atomic Kitten, Natasha Hamilton & Tristan MacManus
Newsreader, Huw Edwards & Oksana Platero
Diver, Jack Laugher & Otlile Mabuse

And our judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Kylie Minouge & Adam Garcia!

Ollie Locke & Kristina Rihanoff dance the Foxtrot to 'Puttin On The Ritz'
(8, 9, 9, 8: 34)

Natasha Hamilton & Tristan MacManus dance the Paso Doble to 'Mr Brightside'
(9, 9, 9, 9: 36)

Danny O'Donoghue & Natalie Lowe dance the Charleston to 'In The Mood'
(9, 10, 9, 10: 38)

Jack Laugher & Oti Mabuse dance the Waltz to 'The Last Waltz'
(9, 9, 10, 9: 37)

Chemmy Alcott & Trent Whiddon dance the Tango to 'Tango: Maureen'
(8, 9, 8, 8: 33)

Jojo Moyes & Gorka Marquez dance the Foxtrot to 'Private Show'
(8, 8, 9, 9: 34)

Bradley James & Iveta Lukosuite dance the Samba to 'Hoedown Throwdown'
(8, 9, 9, 9: 35)

Huw Edwards & Oksana Platero dance the Salsa to 'I've Had The Time Of My Life'
(5, 5, 6, 5: 21)

Sinitta & Gleb Savchenko dance the American Smooth to 'Time After Time'
(8, 8, 8, 8: 32)

So let's look at the leaderboard now all our couples have danced...

1st - Danny & Natalie - 38 - 9
2nd - Jack & Oti - 37 - 8
3rd - Natasha & Tristan - 36 - 7
4th - Bradley & Iveta - 35 - 6
5th - Ollie & Kristina - 34 - 5
5th - Jojo & Gorka - 34 - 5
7th - Chemmy & Trent - 33 - 3
8th - Sinitta & Gleb - 32 - 2
9th - Huw & Oksana - 21 - 1

But all could change as now our 9 couples will take on the swing-a-thon......

It's time for the swing-a-thon

- Swing-a-thon to 'Born To Hand Jive' -



Sadly departing first is..

Spoiler

Huw Edwards & Oksana Platero...

And next to leave the floor are...

Spoiler

Sinitta & Gleb Savchenko

Leaving in 7th place are...

Spoiler

Ollie Locke & Kristina Rihanoff

And going soon after are..

Spoiler

Jojo Moyes & Gorka Marquez

In 5th place are...

Spoiler

Chemmy Alcott & Trent Whiddon

Missing out on the top three are...

Spoiler

Bradley James & Iveta Lukosuite

Leaving the dance floor in 3rd place are..

Spoiler

Danny O'Donoghue & Natalie Lowe

And our swing-a-thon runners up are...

Spoiler

Natasha Hamilton & Tristan MacManus

Meaning our 2016 swing-a-thon champions are...

Spoiler

JACK LAUGHER & OTI MABUSE.

And now let's look at the complete leaderboard!

Jack Laughter & Oti Mabuse - 37 + 9 = 46 - 9
Danny O'Donoghue & Natalie Lowe - 38 + 7 = 45 - 8
Natasha Hamilton & Tristan MacManus - 36 + 8 = 36 - 7
Bradley James & Iveta Lukosuite - 35 + 6 = 41 - 6
Chemmy Alcott & Trent Whiddon - 33 + 5 = 38 - 5
Jojo Moyes & Gorka Maruqez - 34 + 4 = 38 - 4
Ollie Locke & Kristina Rihanoff - 34 + 3 = 37 - 3
Sinitta & Gleb Savchenko - 32 + 2 = 34 - 2
Huw Edwards & Oksana Platero - 21 + 1 = 22 - 1

And voting is now open! To vote please rank the couples from 9 (Faves) to 1 (Least fave) and PM me by 10PM Tommorow! Until then, see ya!

Welcome to Strictly: Into The Groove results show! Yesterday 9 couples danced for your votes and took on the swing-a-thon and it's time for 9 to become 8!

- Opening dance to 'Keep Holding On' -

The first couples through to Mr Men week are....

SINITTA & GLEB SAVCHENKO

&

JOJO MOYES & GORKA MARQUEZ

Also dancing again are....

BRADLEY JAMES & IVETA LUKOSUITE

&

DANNY O'DONOGHUE & NATALIE LOWE

But sadly the first couple in the bottom two are...

OLLIE LOCKE & KRISTINA RIHANOFF.

- Ollie is glad he gets to dance again and hopes he will improve -

And singing tonight is Hilary Duff!

- Hilary sings 'What Dreams Are Made Of' -

And now back to the results and surviving into next week are....

JACK LAUGHER & OTI MABUSE

&

CHEMMY ALCOTT & TRENT WHIDDON

Which means either Natasha & Tristan or Huw & Oksana will go against Ollie & Kristina in the dance off. That couple is...

HUW EDWARDS & OKSANA PLATERO.

- Huw is disappointed but will try best in the dance off -

It's dance off time!

Dancing the Foxtrot for survival to 'Puttin On The Ritz', please welcome Ollie Locke & Kristina Rihanoff...

Thanks Ollie, best of luck.

And dancing the Salsa to 'I've Had The Time Of My Life', please welcome Huw Edwards & Oksana Platero...

Thanks Huw, best of luck as well.

But sadly the couple with the lower average score and the 6th couple to leave Into The Groove are...

HUW EDWARDS & OKSANA PLATERO.

- Huw says he's had the time of his life and really enjoyed his experience -

And that's all for this week! Join us next week for Mr Men week! Until then, see ya!

Week 8 - Mr Men Week

- Opening dance to 'It's A Man's Man's World' -

Welcome to week 8 of Into The Groove - Series 5. Last week we were in Blackpool and we sadly lost Huw Edwards & Oksana Platero after a bottom two battle against Ollie & Kristina. Today is Mr Men week and we will be paying to some of the greatest Mr Men & Little Miss' out there!

The Script's, Danny O'Donoghue & Natalie Lowe
Author, Jojo Moyes & Gorka Marquez
Alpine Ski Racer, Chemmy Alcott & Trent Whiddon
Sinitta & Gleb Savchenko
Made In Chelsea's Ollie Locke & Kristina Rihanoff
Actor, Bradley James & Iveta Lukosuite
Atomic Kitten, Natasha Hamilton & Tristan MacManus
Diver, Jack Laugher & Otlile Mabuse

And our judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Kylie Minouge & Adam Garcia!

Jojo 'Little Miss Chatterbox' Moyes & Gorka Marquez dance the Samba to 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'
(8, 8, 8, 8: 32)

Bradley 'Mr Daydream' James & Iveta Lukosuite Viennese Waltz to 'If I Can Dream'
(9, 9, 9, 9: 36)

Sinitta 'Mr Tickle' & Gleb Savchenko dance the Quickstep to 'Touch-A Touch-Me'
(8, 9, 8, 9: 34)

Ollie 'Mr Dizzy' Locke & Kristina Rihanoff dance the Paso Doble to 'You Spin Me Right Round'
(8, 8, 9, 8: 33)

Danny 'Mr Strong' O'Donoghue & Natalie Lowe dance the Tango to 'What Doesn't Kill You (Makes You Stronger)'
(9, 10, 9, 9: 37)

Jack 'Mr Bump' Laugher & Oti Mabuse dance the Charleston to 'Tubthumping'
(8, 10, 10, 10: 38)

Chemmy 'Little Miss Sunshine' Alcott & Trent Whiddon Quickstep to 'Walking On Sunshine'
(8, 9, 9, 9: 35)

Natasha 'Mr Happy' Hamilton & Tristan MacManus dance the American Smooth to 'Get Happy'
(9, 10, 10, 10: 39)

So let's be nosey and see who is at the uppity of the leaderboard!

1st - Natasha Hamilton & Tristan MacManus - 39 - 8
2nd - Jack Laugher & Oti Mabuse - 38 - 7
3rd - Danny O'Donoghue & Natalie Lowe - 37 - 6
4th - Bradley James & Iveta Lukosuite - 36 - 5
5th - Chemmy Alcott & Trent Whiddon - 35 - 4
6th - Sinitta & Gleb Savchenko - 34 - 3
7th - Ollie Locke & Kristina Rihanoff - 33 - 2
8th - Jojo Moyes & Gorka Marquez - 32 - 1

And so Natasha is tall at the top but if you find the judges leaderboard nonsense & messy then remember to vote! To vote please rank the couples from 8 (Fave) to 1 (Least Fave) and PM me by 9PM Tommorow!