Strictly Come Dancing headed to Hollywood on Saturday as the 14 remaining contestants took part in the Movie Week special.
Viewers saw a triumphant Angela Scanlon top the leaderboard after being awarded 35 points from the judges while Eddie Kadi was awarded the first 10 of the series from Shirley Ballas.
Unfortunately, Jody Cundy’s performance suffered after he was forced to miss out on two days of rehearsals due to a hospital dash.
The Paralympian, 44, had a health scare earlier this week after waking up at 4am with a swollen, infected leg, and feared he would not be able to dance.
Elsewhere, Amy Dowden returned to the show for the first time since being diagnosed with breast cancer and Neil Jones made an appearance after welcoming a daughter with his fiancée Chyna Mills.
Strictly Come Dancing headed to Hollywood on Saturday as the 14 remaining contestants took part in the Movie Week special with a triumphant Angela Scanlon topping the leaderboard
Oh no! Unfortunately, Jody Cundy ‘s performance suffered after he was forced to miss out on two days of rehearsals due to a hospital dash
Nigel Harman and professional partner Katya Jone opened the show with a Batman-inspired routine.
The duo danced a Jive to the film’s theme tune and received a total of 25 points from the judges.
Returning to host Claudia Winkleman in the studio, Amy surprised fans as she read out the terms and conditions of the vote.
She left viewers in tears as she confirmed she is now halfway through her chemotherapy treatment.
Starring on the BBC show, she dazzled in a white gown with silver sequins for her first TV appearance since shaving her head.
Fan’s of the show shared their thoughts on X, formerly known as Twitter, with one person admitting they had shed a tear at her triumphant return.
They posted: ‘Just burst into tears when Amy Dowden appeared on my screen. Keep fighting!’
Another added: ‘Amy Dowden choosing not to wear a wig on #Strictly tonight has just shown every little girl going through chemo that bald is beautiful. What a role model.’
All smiles: Elsewhere, Amy Dowden returned to the show for the first time since being diagnosed with breast cancer
Superhero: Nigel Harman and professional partner Katya Jone opened the show with a Batman-inspired routine
Amazing: Next up, Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington transformed into the Von Trapps to dance a Quickstep to Do-Re-Mi from The Sound Of Music. They scored 26 points
Amused: Strictly fans were left in stitches over Kai ‘s Movie Week outfit as they compared him to a Ken doll
Fierce: Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima dressed as cats to perform a Paso Doble to The Puss Suite from Puss in Boots, earning a total of 25 points
‘Hands up who loves Amy Dowden? And hands up who cried when she read the T&Cs,’ a third viewer wrote.
Next up, Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington transformed into the Von Trapps to dance a Quickstep to Do-Re-Mi from The Sound Of Music. They scored 26 points.
Strictly fans were left in stitches over Kai’s Movie Week outfit as they compared him to a Ken doll.
The pair channeled the 1965 film as Kai dressed up in a curtain outfit similar to that which Maria and the Von Trapp children wore for the musical number in the movie.
Meanwhile, Angela, 78, wore a brown pinafore dress over a white shirt with puffed sleeves as she appeared to channel Julie Andrews’ Maria.
However, viewers were left in stitches over Kai’s outfit in particular as they shared his hilarious reactions to seeing the dancer in a blond wig.
Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima dressed as cats to perform a Paso Doble to The Puss Suite from Puss in Boots, earning a total of 25 points.
Viewers heaped praise on Layton Williams as he danced in drag for his perfromance, but fumed over the judges’ ‘picky’ scoring.
The actor, 29, and his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin danced the Viennese Waltz to There Are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease.
His vibrant shirt had ‘Rizzo’ stitched across the front as he got into character as the iconic character from the smash hit 1978 movie.
Meanwhile, Nikita, 25, opted for an all-black outfit and styled his locks in a 70s quiff as he channeled John Travolta’s Danny Zuko.
Some viewers also criticised the ‘picky’ judges for not giving Layton enough points, after the dance number secured him and Nikita just 28 points out of 40.
Angela, 39, and her professional dance partner Carlos Gu, 30, performed the Charleston to Who’s Got The Pain? From the film Damn Yankees for Movie Week.
While Shirley’s fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all gave Angela a score of nine each, Shirley awarded her an eight.
Amazing: Viewers heaped praise on Layton Williams as he danced in drag for his perfromance , but fumed over the judges’ ‘picky’ scoring
Smooth: Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice hoped to impress with a Rumba to Out of Reach from Bridget Jones. They scored 30
Vibes: Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez then danced the Jive to a song from cult classic Clueless but unfortunately only scored 21 points
Well done: Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola danced a Viennese Waltz to Waiting On A Miracle from Encanto, earning them an impressive 33
Routine: Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell then performed a Samba to Young Hearts Run Free from Romeo and Juliet and scored 32 points
New look: Dianne looked unrecognisable as she debuted brunette locks for the dance
It comes after Shirley, 63, was criticised by show fans of giving three of the show’s female celebrities low scores last week, and after she became embroiled in a ‘sexism row’ for favouring the male contestants during last year’s series.
Next up, Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice hoped to impress with a Rumba to Out of Reach from Bridget Jones. They scored 30.
Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez then danced the Jive to a song from cult classic Clueless but unfortunately only scored 21 points.
Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola danced a Viennese Waltz to Waiting On A Miracle from Encanto, earning them an impressive 33.
Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell then performed a Samba to Young Hearts Run Free from Romeo and Juliet and scored 32 points.
Dianne looked unrecognisable as she debuted brunette locks. She usually sports bright red tresses but the television personality delighted viewers with her look for the week.
Jody Cundy and Jowita Przystal performed an American Smooth to the heartbreaking song Married Life from Up.
Unfortunately he came bottom of the leaderboard with 20 points after he was rushed to hospital earlier this week with a swollen infected leg.
Jody, who had one of his legs amputated when he was three years old after being born with a deformed foot, was forced to forfeit two whole days of training due to the infection which prevented him from wearing his prosthetic leg.
Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer danced the first Couple’s Choice of the series to Men in Black from the film of the same name and scored the first ten of the series from Shirley. Racking up a total of 34.
Annabel Croft returned to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor after admitting she ‘cries every day’ over the death of her husband Mel Coleman.
The former tennis player, 57, and her professional partner Johannes Radebe scored 30 points for their emotional Waltz to Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Annabel’s late husband and father to their three children Charlie, Amber and Lilly, died earlier this year, aged 60, a few weeks after he was diagnosed with stage three cancer.
The radio presenter recently revealed she ‘sobbed’ over her loss the night before her debut on the BBC show in an interview with The Daily Mail.
Neil Jones made an appearance for the first time since his fiancée Chyna Mills gave birth to their first child.
Score: Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer danced the first Couple’s Choice of the series to Men in Black from the film of the same name and scored the first ten of the series from Shirley
Emotional: Annabel Croft returned to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor after admitting she ‘cries every day’ over the death of her husband Mel Coleman
Fun: Emmerdale’s Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk then performed a Jive to Take On Me from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, scoring 26
Incredible: Finally, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lauren Oakley closed the show with a Charleston to Money Money from Cabaret. They scored 30 points
The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 41, appeared on Strictly’s Movie Week show on Saturday and was asked about his newborn daughter by host Claudia.
He sweetly admitted he can’t stop smiling after his Love Island star partner, 24, gave birth to a daughter, whose name they have not yet revealed, earlier this month.
Emmerdale’s Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk then performed a Jive to Take On Me from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, scoring 26.
Finally, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lauren Oakley closed the show with a Charleston to Money Money from Cabaret. They scored 30 points.
