Jorja Smith, Beverley Knight confirmed for Strictly Results Show
News: Jorja Smith and Beverley Knight are among the first guest performers confirmed for the first Strictly Results Show on Sunday 1 October.
Beverley will perform alongside Laura Mvula and former Strictly contestant Fleur East in a very special opening number. Dancing alongside the professionals, they’ll perform a special routine in tribute to the late Tina Turner.
The 15 couples will find out the result of the first public vote, and the two overall lowest scoring couples will go head-to-head in the first dance-off of the series.
Upcoming singer-songwriter Jorja Smith will also be performing in the Ballroom.
This year’s dancing professionals are: Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola all return.
Here's how the Strictly Leaderboard stands after the couples' first routines:
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Nigel and Katya - 32
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Amanda and Giovanni - 29
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Bobby and Dianne - 29
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Ellie and Vito - 29
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Layton and Nikita - 29
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Annabel and Johannes - 28
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Angela and Kai - 28
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Angela and Carlos - 23
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Eddie and Karen - 22
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Krishnan and Lauren - 22
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Jody and Jowita - 21
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Adam and Luba - 19
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Zara and Graziano - 19
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Nikita and Gorka - 18
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Les and Nancy - 16
Words: Simon Baines
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