This week the stars of Strictly Come Dancing will be twisting and turning on the floor of the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Here's what's planned for what promises to be a sparkling show:

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Strictly Come Dancing’s Blackpool Week is finally upon us – and the show will be pulling out all the stops for its annual jaunt to the coast. This Saturday’s episode (November 16) will air live from Blackpool Tower’s famous ballroom,

Blackpool is preparing to launch a magnificent programme of Christmas entertainment this weekend - and there will be a sprinkling of Strictly stardust!

In Blackpool, the quickstep has been the most successful Strictly dance, scoring 22 10s in the BBC dancing show’s 20-year history. It is followed by the American smooth, with 15 10s, and the Charleston, with 13 10s.

She stepped in to partner JLS singer JB Gill when fellow dancer Amy Dowden was forced to pull out. During the show, Gill and Oakley will perform a quickstep to Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, and former Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and partner Aljaz Skorjanec will perform a pasodoble to Torn by Nathan Lanier.

Strictly Come Dancing will return to the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom this weekend for a special live episode as the the eight remaining pairs in the BBC competition go head-to-head.