Just eight celebs are left standing on Strictly Come Dancing , with the competition heating up as the grand finale approaches. The popular BBC show is off to Blackpool this Saturday (16 November) for its yearly special in the town's legendary Tower Ballroom, and there's no doubt that this year's remaining contestants are over the moon to have made it this far. Chris McCausland, Pete Wicks , Tasha Ghouri , JB Gill, Wynne Evans, Sarah Hadland, Jamie Borthwick and Montell Douglas will all be hitting the dance floor in Blackpool as they battle to stay in the contest.
With Strictly fans eagerly awaiting the glitzy Blackpool episode, many are curious about why heading to the seaside town became a tradition on the BBC show - and the reason is quite straightforward, reports OK! . The BBC Television Centre studio where Strictly used to be filmed was also needed for the BBC's Children In Need appeal on a Friday evening every November, giving the dance show the perfect excuse to head to Blackpool. Even though things have now changed, after TV Centre closed for refurbishment in 2013, the tradition continues.
Strictly Come Dancing first went to Blackpool in 2004, but it wasn't until 2009 when Blackpool Week became an annual part of the show. Fans have been buzzing on social media, with many gobsmacked by a revelation about the show's history. One viewer tweeted: "Final was there in the early days but Children in Need used to filmed in same studio as Strictly which forced them to Blackpool.
