The Strictly Come Dancing 2024 semi-final songs and dances have been revealed, after Pete Wicks announced his surprising new career move.
Following Montell Douglas‘ departure as the 10th celebrity eliminated during Musicals Week, the competition is heating up with a fresh and diverse lineup of songs on the roster for next week.
On Tuesday, the official Strictly Instagram account unveiled what the final five couples will be performing in the semi-finals.
Each couple will perform twice, delivering an exciting variety across the 10 chosen routines.
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec will perform a Waltz to Aretha Franklin‘s (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman as well as a Salsa to Something New by Girls Aloud.
While Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola are set to do the Tango to Big Love by Fleetwood Mac, followed by a Jive to The Pointer Sisters’ hit I’m So Excited.
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The Strictly Come dancing 2024 semi-final songs and dances have been revealed
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It comes after Pete Wicks announced his surprising new career move
JB Gill and Lauren Oakley will dancing a Salsa to Red Alert by Basement Jaxx, before taking on the Paso Doble to Requiem for a Tower by Clint Mansell.
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will bringing the energy with a Charleston to The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn’s When You’re Smiling, before slowing down with a Viennese Waltz to Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters.
And last but not least, Pete and Jowita Przystal will perform an Argentine Tango to The Verve’s Bittersweet Symphony and a Foxtrot to Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin.
It comes after Pete, 38, revealed he will launch a new TV show after his stint on Strictly, which will follow him as he helps out at a dogs home.
The new four-part series will chart the highs and lows of rescuing and rehoming dogs and is set to hit screens on January 7.
The heartwarming ‘dog-u-mentary’, called Pete Wicks: For Dogs Sake, and produced by BBC Studios Entertainment, will follow the TOWIE star as he spends time at Dogs Trust in Basildon helping the charity to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome pooches.
Viewers will see him learn all about the running of Dogs Trust rehoming centres and get involved in helping to weigh newborn puppies, witness life-saving surgery and even make the all-important ‘tea round’ for the hard-working staff and volunteers.
As well as Basildon, Pete visits the charity’s centres in Harefield West London, Leeds and Ballymena in Northern Ireland.
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Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will dance the Charleston to The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn’s ‘When You’re Smiling’ and the Viennese Waltz to Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’
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Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola are set to Tango to ‘Big Love’ by Fleetwood Mac and a Jive to ‘I’m So Excited’ by The Pointer Sisters
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JB Gill and Lauren Oakley will perform a Salsa to ‘Red Alert’ by Basement Jaxx and Paso Doble to ‘Requiem for a Tower’ by Clint Mansell
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Last but not least, Pete and Jowita Przystal will perform an Argentine Tango to The Verve’s ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ and a Foxtrot to Bobby Darin’s ‘Beyond the Sea’
Pete, who is an Ambassador for Dogs Trust, has supported the charity for many years and got his first rescue dog in 2008 when he was 19, and adopted his dog Eric from a branch in Basildon in 2016.
He said: ‘I’ve wanted to make a show like this for about ten years now. Dogs are central to my life, and I am incredibly passionate about animal welfare, so I am happy it’s filmed, edited and ready to put out to the world.
‘It’s hard for me to even call it a job because it hasn’t been a job at all, it’s just something that I really love. I hope the viewers get a real insight to the life and stories of these wonderful dogs, and the heroes and volunteers who care for them day in day out.’
Owen Sharp, CEO of Dogs Trust said: ‘We are so excited to have worked on this show with Pete and we can’t wait to watch it in the new year.
‘Pete really does go above and beyond to champion the work of Dogs Trust and makes sure more people know about the hard work that goes on behind the scenes of the charity’s rehoming centres.
‘We have no doubt that this fantastic TV show will result in more people rehoming the dogs in our care and we cannot thank Pete, UKTV and BBC Studios enough.’
Pete’s new career move comes after the star has been turning his attention to the success of another reality star.
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Pete’s heartwarming ‘dog-u-mentary’, called Pete Wicks : For Dogs Sake, and produced by BBC Studios Entertainment, follows the reality star as he spends time at Dogs Trust in Basildon helping the charity to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome pooches
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Pete, who is an Ambassador for Dogs Trust, has supported the charity for many years and got his first rescue dog in 2008 when he was 19
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Pete’s new career move comes after the star has been turning his attention to the success of another reality star – Maura Higgins, 34, who is currently in the I’m A Celebrity jungle
The Strictly competitor has been encouraging his fans to vote for his current flame Maura Higgins while she is battling it out in I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.
He made the very public declaration of love for the Love Island star, 34, on Sunday after Maura finally confirmed they were dating.
Pete and Maura were seen kissing Maura a few weeks ago, after cooling his romantic liaison with partner Jowita Przystal, 30.
And the following their PDA-filled date, Pete has urged viewers to vote for Maura with a funny meme of the bombshell on the ITV show.
He captioned his post: ‘I’ve been George of the Jungle but now it’s time to vote for Maura of the Jungle’ and shared a voting link on his Stories to keep Maura in the jungle.
