Strictly Come Dancing has released some of the things the stars and pros said to one another during their frantic instant dance challenge over the weekend.
Tianna Corbin TV Reporter
20:54, 02 Dec 2025
The heat is intensifying on Strictly Come Dancing as the surviving contestants battle to secure their place in the upcoming finale.
During last weekend’s BBC programme, audiences saw Alex Kingston’s departure from the competition following her dance-off against Balvinder Sopal, with the judges choosing to rescue the latter.
On Saturday evening, Alex positioned herself at the foot of the leaderboard with a combined score of 23. Nevertheless, her final tally for the evening reached 26 after securing an additional three points during the instant dance challenge.
For the first occasion in Strictly’s history, BBC viewers witnessed a fresh challenge emerge as each pairing selected a dance style randomly from their previous repertoire learnt throughout their journey on the programme.
After their dance was selected, they discovered the song they would perform to before receiving merely 10 seconds to determine their choreographic approach, reports Wales Online.
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Whilst numerous couples successfully navigated the challenge, Strictly’s official Instagram has unveiled some of the exchanges between the celebrities and professionals during their frenzied performance through their concealed microphone footage.
One featured West End performer Amber Davies, who was executing the Samba to Whenever, Wherever by Shakira, barking an instruction at her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin.
In the footage, she could be observed gesturing towards the floor whilst shouting: “Get on your knees!”
Amber acknowledged her amusing remark to Nikita in the comments section, with numerous fans rushing to respond as one viewer wrote: “QUEEN behaviour and we are HERE FOR IT.”
Strictly Come Dancing fans were quick to comment on the moment(Image: INSTAGRAM/BBCSTRICTLY)
One fan gushed: “Nikita – ma’am, yes ma’am!” Another quipped: “Every pro frantically telling their celeb what to do, then there’s Amber to Nikita GET ON YOUR KNEES.”
A viewer shared: “Best moment, she is fantastic.” While another chuckled: “I cackled- sooo funny. Living her best life.”
Amber bagged an extra four points for her Instant Dance, which was added to her score from their regular routine, catapulting her to the top of the leaderboard with a grand total of 44. Hot on her heels is Lewis Cope, who has amassed a total of 42.
Amber and Nikita are currently top of the leaderboard (Image: BBC)
This Saturday night, the remaining contestants will take on Musicals Week for the quarter final as they vie for a spot in next week’s semi-finals.
Lewis and Katya are set to perform a Salsa to Dance at the Gym from West Side Story, while Amber and Nikita will Charleston to Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat from Guys and Dolls. George and Alexis will attempt an Argentine Tango to The Point of No Return from The Phantom of the Opera.
Strictly fans can look forward to Balvinder and Julian performing a Viennese Waltz to Never Enough from The Greatest Showman, while Karen and Carlos will samba to The Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity.
Strictly Come Dancing is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
