Taylor Swift and Beyonce are among the music stars who will be honoured during Strictly Come Dancing’s inaugural icons week. The remaining 10 celebrities and their professional dance partners will take to the ballroom floor on Saturday evening to perform a routine accompanied by a track from a well-known singer. Continuing the celebration of music “icons”, the professional dancers will perform a Beyonce medley with Johannes Radebe channelling the singer’s alter-ego, Sasha Fierce, during Sunday’s results show.
In Saturday’s show, JLS star JB Gill and Lauren Oakley will perform their couple’s choice to a Bruno Mars medley. Professional dancer Oakley, who does not have a partner for this year’s BBC One show, has stepped in to perform with Gill after a health scare forced his partner Amy Dowden to miss last Sunday’s results programme. This year the dancer returned to competing on the show after undergoing treatment for breast cancer, including having a mastectomy and chemotherapy.
Speaking about icons week and the people who inspire her, she said: “My oncologists and doctors who helped me through my Crohn’s and cancer battles. “My parents, who instilled a strong work ethic in me, and my twin sister, who’s my best friend. Also, my husband, who gave up his own competitive dancing career so I could shine.
” A post shared by BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly) Also on the show, comedian Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will pay homage to rock band Kiss by dancin.