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Strictly the best: Oldest contestant Cherie Lunghi is the judges' favourite... as 'Jelly' Jessie Wallace comes bottom

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Strictly Come Dancing was as much about the dresses as the dancing as the girls hit the dancefloor for the first time.
Bruce Forsyth said it best: 'I can't help noting that the salsa dresses are even shorter than last year, thank goodness for the credit crunch!'

Last night the big surprise was last to perform Cherie Lunghi who, despite being the oldest female contestant at 56, was the judge's favourite, taking 33 points, the top score in the series so far.

DailyMail

Strictly couple win public vote

SOUTH Yorkshire dancer Darren Bennett and celebrity partner Jessie Wallace are through to the next round of Strictly Come Dancing - despite scoring the lowest mark with their Salsa.

The Star

Strictly exit for TV chef Rhodes

Television chef Gary Rhodes has become the third celebrity to waltz off Strictly Come Dancing.

The judges chose to save swimmer Mark Foster, who was left fighting for survival along with Rhodes in the dreaded dance-off.

BBC

Strictly single Cherie Lunghi wows AGAIN with her breathtaking rhumba

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Actress Cherie Lunghi blasted the judges again this week, earning an outstanding 35 points for her breathtaking rhumba.

Judge Craig Revel Horwood said: 'Everything single bit of you worked the dance. You were fabulous.'

Theatre choreographer Arlene Phillips agreed: 'That left a bump in my throat. That was beautiful.'

DailyMail

RACHEL'S STRICTLY TEARS

STRESSED-OUT Rachel Stevens is worrying Strictly Come Dancing bosses after bursting into floods of tears at training.

And there are now fears of a double walkout – with sexy Rachel being followed out the door by angry show host Bruce Forsyth.

DailyStar

Strictly come off it, Brendan

On the dancefloor he tends to get what he wants. But now it seems Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole has started to adopt the same attitude off-screen. We're told the 32-year-old threatened to pull out of a photoshoot unless organisers gave in to certain demands.

Our spy said: "Brendan was asked if he would like a blue Ferrari 360 Spider for the weekend, on the understanding that he then did a photoshoot for luxury car club Marque 2, which deals with the likes of Ferrari's, Jags and other fast cars - so he definitely had a good time.

"But when it came to sorting out details of the shoot, he threatened to pull out of the agreement unless he was given a year's membership to the luxury car club, which is worth £5,000. Strictly Come Dancing is now back on the screens and he believes that his profile has been raised since their initial discussion, so any pictures involving him would be worth more. Organisers were left shocked and so refused his demands."

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Strictly Come Dancing-6:40pm - 8:10pm Saturday 18 October



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Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host the fifth round of the celebrity ballroom dancing competition, which sees the remaining male and female stars going head to head for the first time. They must choose between performing either a samba, one of the most difficult Latin dances, or an American smooth, where the couples can perform two lifts. Who will impress judges Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli?
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