Balvinder Sopal\u2019s partner Julian Caillon became emotional <\/a>following the pair’s Salsa to \u201cGet on Your Feet\u201d by Gloria Estefan after he revealed his mother had flown to London from Australia for the weekend to see him dance, despite having work on Monday morning. <\/p>\n Elsewhere, Karen Carney and Carlos Gu were left weeping after their Waltz to \u201cOne Moment in Time\u201d by Whitney Houston, which earned 39 points from the judges and took the pair to the top of the leaderboard. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, former Love Island star Amber Davies was handed a perfect score by the judges for the third week in a row for her Couple’s Choice dance to \u201cFly Me to the Moon\u201d by Raye, which she dedicated to \u201cany young girl who is ambitious and has a dream\u201d as she remained resilient in the face of public criticism<\/a>. <\/p>\n Despite being routinely praised for her technique by the judges, the West End performer has been predicted to be the next contestant to be eliminated from the competition. Davies faced the dreaded dance off last week but was saved over Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope to much discontent from fans. <\/p>\n Contrastingly, YouTuber George Clarke, who is in third position on the leaderboard after being awarded 35 points for his Charleston to \u201cWe No Speak Americano\u201d by Yolanda Be Cool and 37 points for his Samba to \u201cVolare\u201d by Gipsy Kings, has emerged as the frontrunner to win the competition with 10\/11 odds. <\/p>\n The next elimination will be confirmed on Sunday night\u2019s results show, which will also see performances from Australian pop star Kylie Minogue and the Nineties British boy band Five. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n George Clarke and Alexis Warr dance a samba to ‘Volare’ on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ (BBC\/Guy Levy)<\/p>\n It was announced that Craig Revel-Horwood will have the deciding vote should the judge\u2019s verdict on who should be eliminated be tied. <\/p>\n Here is the leaderboard from the semi-final in full:<\/p>\n Karen and Carlos: 39 (dance one) + 39 (dance two) = 78<\/p>\n Amber and Nikita: 37 (dance one) + 40 (dance two) = 77 <\/p>\n George and Alexis: 35 (dance one) + 37 (dance two) = 72 <\/p>\n Balvinder and Julian: 35 (dance one) + 35 (dance two) = 70 <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n The leaderboard from the semi-final of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ (BBC)<\/p>\n![\"George](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/548513.jpeg\")
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