Movie night

Strictly Come Dancing's Movie Night was up on the same night last year - an average audience of 7.7m, compared with 7m in 2023. 

This time last year Amanda Abbington was happily 'doing Bridget Jones' in the rumba with Giovanni Pernice, to 'Out Of Reach' by Gabrielle.  Her only complaint on-air was being recognised buying corn plasters. Anton said 'lovely legs, purring, changes of speed, ooh have some of that, I’m getting warm, maybe it’s the velvet'. Craig niggled 'lacked flow, too placed but beautifully performed'. Motsi offered 'elegant, controlled movement but weight was too far back to ooze through it, expressive and high quality'.  Shirley was onside 'I commend your rumba walk, you took me down memory lane, your splits was better than mine, improving each week, well done'. 6,8,8, and made 30. The Guardian opined 'A finalist in waiting' ?  Two weeks later, she pulled out.