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Strictly Come Dancing celebrities will tonight pay homage to legendary musical artists when they take part in the inaugural Icons Week with their professional partners.
Songs by Whitney Houston, Madonna and Taylor Swift are set to accompany ballroom routines while George Michael, The Beatles and Shirley Bassey will also be heard.
Amy Dowden will miss out this week following her hospitalisation last Saturday with Lauren Oakley taking her place to perform alongside JB Gill.
Follow live coverage of Icons Week below and join in the conversation in our comments section
Good evening!
Hello and welcome to MailOnline's live coverage of the Strictly Come Dancing live show on Icons week.
Ten celebrities will take to the ballroom tonight all hoping to avoid the dreaded dance off.
Last week, the undoubted stars of the show were EastEnders'Jamie Borthwick Sarah Hadland who each scored a near faultless 38 points.
While Shayne Ward was saved by the judges as Dr Purnam Krishnan was sent packing when they faced off on Sunday.
So who will become the 'legend' of Icons Week and who will go home?
Stick with us to find out as we guide you through tonight's show and join in by posting your thoughts in our comments section.
Who are the favourites to be eliminated this week?
According to the one bookmaker, Actor Shayne Ward is the favourite to be eliminated this week.
However, Sam Quek, Wynne Evans and JLS star JB Gill have all also been identified as at risk.
According to gambling company Ladbroke, Shayne has odds of 6/4, Wynne has odds of 7/2, Sam Quek comes in at 4/1 and JB Gill has odds of 5/1.
Spokesperson Alex Apati told the Mirror today: 'Shayne Ward leads the way in the elimination betting after a shaky couple of performances, but four names are in huge danger of a shock exit this weekend, with Wynne, Sam and JB also being at risk.'
Icons Week song and dances
Can't wait for tonight's action?
Here's a preview of the Icons-themed songs and dances:
- JB Gill and Lauren Oakley — Couples Choice to Bruno Mars Medley
- Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe — Waltz to I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
- Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin — American Smooth to Love Story (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
- Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola — Cha Cha to Like A Prayer by Madonna
- Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec — Couple’s Choice to What About Us by P!nk
- Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell — Tango to Rock and Roll All Nite by KISS
- Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas — Samba to Faith by George Michael
- Pete Wicks and Jowita Pryzstal — Salsa to Another One Bites The Dust by Queen
- Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu — Quickstep to Help! By The Beatles
- Wynne Evans and Katya Jones — Rumba to This Is My Life by Shirley Bassey
- not necessarily in order of performance
Week six leaderboard - which celebrities wowed the judges
Heading into Halloween week, let's take a look at which celebrities impressed judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke.
And who will be looking to surge up the leaderboard to avoid slipping into the bottom two.
- Jamie and Michelle - 38
- Sarah and Vito - 38
- Tasha and Aljaz - 37
- Montell and Johannes - 35
- JB and Amy - 32
- Pete and Jowita - 31
- Shayne and Nancy - 31
- Wynne and Katya - 31
- Sam and Nikita - 31
- Chris and Dianne - 26
- Punam and Gorka - 26
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