What time is Strictly on tomorrow night?

Strictly Come Dancing returns tomorrow night at 19:45 on BBC One.

The hit dance competition is once again back in Blackpool for week nine.

You won't want to miss this.

Strictly's Hamza shares touching tribute to his brother

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Hamza shared a touching tribute to his brother on Instagram yesterday.

Over the top of a photograph of Hamza, with his trademark smile, putting an arm around his dentist brother, he wrote: "Happy belated birthday to the best dentist I know, he also happens to be my big brother! I love you Karrar xxx."

Proud Karrar asked his followers to vote for Hamza this weekend.

He said: "Good luck to my brother Hamza at Blackpool on Strictly!!!
Tune in and vote on Saturday night!!"

Every song set to appear on Saturday's show

Strictly is back tomorrow, so here are all the songs set to appear on the Blackpool special.

From Destiny's Child to Amy Winehouse, you won't want to miss some of these.

Following this live blog for updates on the show as they happen.

Strictly returns on Saturday night

Strictly will return on Saturday night live from Blackpool - and we'll be there to give you all the latest.

Who will survive to dance another day?

Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with all the action and gossip right here.

Strictly fans hit out at I'm A Celeb

Strictly Come Dancing fans have hit out at the ITV show after Will Melor's emotional tribute during the weekend.

One person reacted to Will's dance: "For anyone feeling sorry for Matt Hancock on #ImACeleb watch Will Mellor dedicating a dance to his dad and people who couldn’t say goodbye.

"Breaking 'guidance' and having an affair because you fell in love seems a pathetic excuse from a weak man. #Strictly"

“Will has made me cry buckets,” tweeted another fan.

One more penned: "Will Mellor crying on #bbc #strictly about losing his dad during covid and his dance partner Nancy saying it’s for people who didn’t get to say good bye to their loved ones while Matt Hancock is about to be on the other side justifying himself."

Fans predict winner after this week’s performance

Fans are all saying the same thing after Hamza’s closing dance last night.

One fan said: “THATS OUR WINNER.”

With a second adding: “He’s going to win. What a lovely human being.”

A third said: “Wow wow wow. My winner’s. Hamza improves so much week by week.”

Krstina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen engaged

Former Strictly Come Dancing partners Krstina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen are engaged.

The pro dancer and former rugby player began dating in 2013 after meeting and falling in love on the BBC competition.

They told Hello! magazine the romantic proposal came during a holiday on the paradise island resort of Soneva Fushi.

Ben said: “I wanted us to go further forward together and taking a holiday in such a beautiful place felt like the perfect moment to do that.

“Setting the scene had to be really special and with the help of members of staff at the resort, we achieved that. It was truly incredible and blew me away.”

Katya says Tony 'came into this show to deliver an important message'

Jones wrote on Twitter: “Oh @TonyAdams! You came into this show to deliver an important message.

"By throwing yourself into this wild experience, totally surrendering to it, by showing up every single day and doing your absolute best – you connected and resonated with so many people at homes.

“You inspired them, you entertained them, you gave them hope and without a doubt saved lives. You can walk away and proudly say that your mission is complete!”

What injury did Tony Adams sustain on Strictly Come Dancing?

Tony suffered a hamstring injury during Saturday night's show.

Adams ended up in the dance-off after failing to impress the judges with a jive to Land Of 1,000 Dances by Wilson Pickett.

The dance earned him just 24 points and placed him at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Taking to social media to explain his decision to quit the show, Adams said: "There comes a point when you can no longer ignore medical advice, and very sadly my point came tonight."

What did Shirley say about Fleur?

Shirley Ballas and her fellow judges awarded Fleur a total of 39 points this week.

After Fleur's performance, Shriley said: “Well first of all over the first five weeks, with everybody, I like to give some really tough constructive criticism and I felt Fleur took it with grace, with charm.

"I know and I heard that she keeps notes and she studies, she's really, really been listening to the judges.

“The Samba is such a difficult dance to do. Choreographed beautifully by Vito, and she just mastered it, she did several of the basic steps, plus open steps, her arms were beautiful, her musicality was beautiful, her leg action was off the charts. She was brilliant."

Shirley gives ‘shock’ praise

Ellie Taylor performed the Charleston to Friendship by Elaine Paige and Bernard Cribbins alongside her partner Johannes.

After the performance Shirley Ballas gave the couple some praise as well as a high score of eight, leaving fans shocked.

One said: “Shirley being nice to Ellie – wow that’s a shock,” whilst a second added: “Shirley being nice to Ellie is she feeling ok.”

Viewers demand Ellie makes an epic return

Viewers have demanded that Paralympian Ellie Simmonds should return to the dance floor.

One said on Twitter: "Can we have Ellie back as there was no dance-off this week? #Strictly."

Another chimed in: "Tony should have already gone with Ellie Symmonds still there."

Ellie was voted out of the competition alongside her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin in week seven.

Who has left Strictly so far?

Here's who has left the show so far:

• Week eight: Tony Adams and Katya Jones
• Week seven: Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin
• Week six: James Bye and Amy Dowden
• Week five: Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer
• Week four: Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova
• Week three: Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice
• Week two: Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington

When is Strictly next on TV?

Strictly will air next on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 7.45pm with the Blackpool special.

The remaining eight couples will take to the dance floor hoping to stay in the competition.

The results show will then air on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 7.20pm on BBC One.

You can also catch any missed episodes on the BBC iPlayer after they have been broadcast.

Recap: Tony Adams has has become the the seventh celebrity to leave

The ex-footballer ended up in the dance off with Tyler West but was unable to take part due to an injury he sustained during Saturday's show.

When asked by Tess about his time on the show, Tony said: “It’s been emotional guys, I cried for the first month. I came in here with one message, if you’ve got an issue with mental health then please
don’t suffer in silence and reach out for help.

"Little did I know that I was going to learn a lot about myself in the process. I thought this ‘journey’ rubbish was nonsense, but my god the rollercoaster of emotion. I’ve got to be honest, it’s tough,
physically it’s really tough out there, but dancing is really fantastic for you.

"Go out there and enjoy it and pick up new skills and explore. I suppose I had better mention this one [Katya] hadn’t I, she is an
exceptional human being, she really is.”

Fans think they have picked up on feud involving one judge

Taking to Twitter, one Strictly fan wrote: "No but really what is Shirley's issue with Fleur? She was so icy then with her feedback."

Another added: "Shirley clearly doesn’t like Fleur. She doesn’t even look at her when she critiques her. It’s so uncomfortable to watch!"

Why was there no dance-off?

Usually, the public votes for their favourite performances of the night, putting two couples at risk of leaving the show.

The couples then take part in an intense dance-off, where they battle it out to stay, leaving the final decision in the hands of the judges.

However, due to a serious injury, Tony Adams, who was one of the celebs vulnerable of going home, had to make the choice to end his time in the competition.

This decision meant the dance-off did not go ahead, and lucky Tyler West and pro-partner Dianne Buswell went through to next week's show.

Who left Strictly last night?

After eight intense weeks, one celeb made the difficult decision to say goodbye to the dancing competition.

Tony Adams became the seventh contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing after withdrawing from the show due to an injury.

Together with his pro-partner Katya Jones, the footballer took to the dance floor the previous night to jive to Land Of 1,000 Dances by Wilson Pickett.

Their 1960s-inspired routine was branded a 'disaster' by fans, and failed to meet the approval of judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton du Beke.

Tony Adams reveals he could 'no longer ignore medical advice'

Tony Adams has become the latest celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing following an injury.

Following the show Tony took to social media to say: "There comes a point when you can no longer ignore medical advice, and very sadly my point came tonight."

Motsi Mabuse in floods of tears

Hamza made Strictly’s Motsi Mabuse cry with his Afro-beats inspired performance.

TV personality Hamza and his professional dance partner Jowita Przystal danced a couple’s choice to the remix of Jerusalema by Master KG featuring Burna Boy and Nomcebo Zikode.

The wildlife documentary cameraman was in floods of tears following the performance, which was dedicated to his Sudanese and African heritage.

South Africa-raised Motsi Mabuse also cried as she gushed that she never thought she would see this kind of performance on the show.

Praising the story behind the performance, Motsi acknowledged that the dance couple had made history on the show, stating: “It’s a very difficult dance to speak about,

“I feel like maybe sometimes even some people will not even understand.”

Recap: Week 8 scores

Here are the scores from Saturday's episode:

• Fleur East and Vito Coppola: 39
• Will Mellor and Nancy Xu: 38
• Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal: 38
• Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu: 37
• Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez : 32
• Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe: 31
• Tyler West and Dianne Buswell: 31
• Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima: 31
• Tony Adams and Katya Jones: 24

Recap: Motsi's emotional reaction to Hamza's stunning performance

Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse was emotional last night after seeing Hamza's Afrobeats-inspired performance.

"We are here and we are dancing," she said as she hailed the Strictly favourite.

How to book tickets for The Strictly Live Tour 2023?

The Strictly Live Tour will be coming to a venue near you next year, and here’s how you can get your hands on some tickets.

If you’re hoping to attend, you can book tickets online at:

• Ticketmaster
• Ticket Zone

Ticket prices will vary depending on where you choose to sit in the arena.

Fans praise Tony

Fans took to Twitter after his final performance to praise the former Arsenal star, despite him scoring just 24 this week.

On fan said: "Awww I feel so proud of Tony when he does well."

Another adoring fan added: "Go on Tony great effort."

As a third said: "Tony so far is my fave dance of the week."