Strictly Come Dancing Live: BBC star forced to pull out of show after hospital stay

Strictly Come Dancing is back for week 8 as the remaining celebrities battle it out on Saturday night to secure their place for Blackpool. With nine couples left, the competition is certainly heating up. Last week's Halloween special saw Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope and his professional partner Katya Jones land the first perfect score of the series after their Couple's Choice to a big band-style version of Radiohead's "Creep".

Balvinder Sopal, who survived her third dance-off last weekend, will be bouncing back with her Couple's Choice to "Sapphire" by Ed Sheeran and Arijit Singh. The judges chose to save the EastEnders star in Sunday night's episode, sending Ellie Goldstein out of the competition.

Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One at 6.25pm.