Waltzing into the final
Actor Joe McFadden and partner Katya Jones kicked off the semi-final with a stylish American smooth to Have You Met Miss Jones? Jazzy Joe beamed through a complex routine, the first of two. He managed a couple of fantastic lifts to score 35. The last man standing looks set to stay. Gemma Atkinson’s rumba to Beneath Your Beautiful was so romantic and had plenty of intense eye contact with partner Aljaz. As Bruno said: “It was sensual but not smutty.” And Aljaz’s choreography was beautiful. Not sure if she will make it to the final but they are a popular couple so she might just do it. A decent 30 points. Whatever Debbie McGee’s on, we want some! At 59, her energy levels are through the roof. She did a crisp jive to I’m So Excited. Craig said it was “spiky” and he didn’t like her facial expressions. Give her a break! We all pull faces when we’re having fun – and Debbie and Giovanni were. Craig’s mean seven made it 34. and partner AJ were dancing to Whenever, Wherever by Shakira, often missing the beat altogether. As Bruno said: “AJ was in Rio and you were still at the airport.” She scraped 24. But a four from Craig? Harsh! studio on its feet with an incredible Salsa to Finally by CeCe Peniston, scoring her first perfect 40 out of 40.
After each couple had danced twice she was top of the leaderboard with 79.
But after viewers’ votes were added in, she landed in the bottom two – only surviving after judges axed EastEnders’ Davood Ghadami.
Travoir, 37 – who shares the same father as Alex – was quick to defend her. He said: “Yes, she is a diva – you have to be. You can’t please everyone. No