At the end of July 2022, it was revealed pro rehearsals had officially begun, with the cast sharing selfies from the dance studios – meaning the countdown was officially on. Strictly Come Dancing 2022 cast: Which celebrities have been confirmed for this year's series? The BBC will retain your personal data for a period of two (2) years for auditing and compliance purposes after which it will be deleted. Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas first started dancing at the age of 6 in her home country of Cyprus. There she became an undefeated champion, winning national titles consecutively from 2001-2011 before moving to London to study. Whilst in the UK she continued to compete, representing England at major international championships. Michelle joined the pro line up of Strictly Come Dancing in 2022 dancing in the show’s group numbers and music acts.

When voting from a UK mobile using a MSDC number you will hear a vote confirmation message in the same way you would when voting by calling a ‘09’ premium rate number from a landline. Not all UK telephone service providers, including some VOIP operators, allow voting by traditional premium rate ‘09’ numbers. The new MSDC numbers are intended only for voting via the UK mobile telephone service providers and so will almost certainly not be supported by the fixed line and VoIP telephone service providers. Anton's permanent move to the judges' table has also been supported by long-time judge Craig Revel Horwood.They really are the best in the business and we can’t wait to see what they bring to the Strictly ballroom for our twentieth fabulous series." Hamza & Jowita with 39 points for their Charleston and 37 points for their Waltz Who's left Strictly Come Dancing? Votes are only open to individuals as consumers from the UK, and not to any agencies, businesses and/or companies. I don't have an existing BBC account, and need to register for one so I can vote, but need help. Where can I go? Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as our remaining couples perform 3 incredible routines in a bid to be your Strictly Champion. Florence and the Machine will be performing and the cast of 2022 will return for one more epic routine. In the Final, the Judges scores are for guidance only, the winner lies entirely in your hands. Who will you crown Strictly Come Dancing Champions 2022? What will the Strictly Grand Final dances be?

Hamza & Jowita — Charleston to Pencil Full Of Lead by Paolo Nutiniand a Waltz to What The World Needs Now by Burt Bacharach Using your UK mobile phone, simply dial the short number shown on screen for your favourite couples, when the vote is open. There is one number allocated to each couple. If you call while the vote is open you will hear a message confirming your vote. If you try to call when the vote is closed you will hear a closed non-chargeable message. You can’t text/SMS to the MSDC.

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No. Strictly Come Dancing voting will be made using telephone call voting only as this offers the caller the benefits of knowing at the time that they place their vote that their vote has been counted and that they have been charged, this would not be true of text votes. The Channel Islands and Isle of Man are covered by separate mobile telephone service providers who do not currently support voting by MSDCs. Viewers in these regions may still be able to vote by dialling the ‘09’ numbers for Strictly Come Dancing couples from their landlines or mobiles at 15p plus their network’s access charge per vote. Vote lines are opened and closed at the times specified on the programme. Please do not call before the lines open or after the lines have closed as your vote will not be counted. Please be aware voting times may change. This means that your chance of getting through to vote will never depend on the celebrity or couple you wish to vote for.

This week's live show, the semi-final, will air on Sunday, December 11 at 7:15 pm, instead of airing on Saturday night. Read more: Strictly Come Dancing 2023 celebrities talk "oiling the hips", past contestants' top tips and going for glitterball gloryWill & Nancy — Couple’s Choice to Know How / Fools Gold / Step On Young MC / The Stone Roses / Happy Mondays and a Paso Doble to Uccen – DWTS Remix by Taalbi Brothers, DWTS Telephone Vote: Voters in the UK can choose either to call from their landline using the long (11-digit) number for the couple/s of their choice or from their mobile phones using the short (7-digit) number for the couple/s of their choice. Please note that callers from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man should call from their landlines using the long (11-digit) number to avoid higher mobile charges, as the short (7-digit) numbers are not available in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for reasons outside of the BBC’s control. Week 2: Les Dennisand Nancy Xu left the competition following a Dance Off with Nikita Kandaand Gorka Marquez You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data to you or to another organisation, in certain circumstances.

When there are couples with the same rank (they all received the same combined scores from the judges) they all receive the same points based on that rank and the next lower scoring couple receive points equivalent to that score minus 1. For example for the 6 couples remaining, there are three joint second place couples. Those 3 couples will receive 5 points. The fifth placed couple will receive 4 points and the couple at the bottom of the leader board will receive 3 points. The MSDCs are provided by the UK mobile telephone service providers and are only accessible via these operators. It is also unlikely that calls can be made to MSDCs from UK mobiles when these are outside of the UK, as this would be subject to mobile telephone service providers’ international roaming arrangements with foreign telephone service providers. Anton, you've done a fantastic job, you deserve it. It's a 10 from me," Bruno said while holding up a glittery judging paddle. "Carry on, do me proud – but you've already done that anyway." On the judging panel this year are Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Head Judge Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke.The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 couples were revealed during the spectacular Strictly launch show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 16 September and they are: When MSDCs were introduced calling the premium rate ‘09’ numbers from mobile phones resulted is a large variance in charges, dependent on the UK mobile telephone service provider. MSDCs removed that variance. The official cast of Strictly 2022 started dropping right from the beginning of August – and finally, we now know the full list of who will be heading to the dancefloor during the cooler months of the year. Amy began dancing at the age of eight, is a four-time British National Finalist and went on to become British National Champion, making her one of the highest-ranking Ballroom and Latin dancers in the UK. Amy grew up watching Strictly Come Dancing from her hometown of Caerphilly, South Wales and in 2017 joined the series as a professional dancer. In 2019 she danced all the way to the final with CBBC’s Karim Zeroual and most recently she partnered EastEnders star James Bye. The continued use of MSDCs for voting therefore has the advantage that callers from UK mobile phone networks should pay less to vote as no access charge is applied to these calls.