The songs and dances for the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing semi-final have been revealed after Pete Wicks announced his surprise new career move.
Following the departure of Montell Douglas as the tenth celebrity eliminated from Musicals Week, the competition is heating up with a fresh and varied line-up of songs on next week’s roster.
On Tuesday, the official Strictly Instagram account revealed what the final five couples will perform in the semi-finals.
Each couple performs twice, providing an exciting variation in 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 and a salsa to Something New by Girls Aloud.
While Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will perform Fleetwood Mac’s Tango to Big Love, followed by a Jive to The Pointer Sisters hit I’m So Excited.
The Strictly Come Dancing 2024 semi-final songs and dances have been revealed
It comes after Pete Wicks announced his surprising new career move
JB Gill and Lauren Oakley dance 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 bring the energy with a Charleston to The Blue Vipers from Brooklyn’s When You’re Smiling, before slowing it 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 Bobby Darin’s Beyond the Sea.
It comes after Pete, 38, revealed he will be launching a new TV show following his stint on Strictly, which will follow him as he helps out at a dog home.
The new four-part series charts the highs and lows of rescuing and rehoming dogs and will 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 to help the charity save, rehabilitate and rehome puppies.
Viewers will see him learn all about running Dogs Trust’s rehoming centers and get involved in weighing newborn puppies, witnessing life-saving operations and even making the all-important ‘tea round’ for the hardworking staff and volunteers.
In addition to Basildon, Pete visits the charity centers in Harefield West London, Leeds and Ballymena in Northern Ireland.
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell dance the Charleston to The Blue Vipers from Brooklyn’s ‘When You’re Smiling’ and the Viennese Waltz to Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola play Tango to ‘Big Love’ by Fleetwood Mac and a Jive to ‘I’m So Excited’ by The Pointer Sisters
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
Last but not least, Pete and Jowita Przystal will perform an Argentine tango to ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ by The Verve and a Foxtrot to ‘Beyond the Sea’ by Bobby Darin
Pete, a Dogs Trust ambassador, has supported the charity for many years and got his first rescue dog in 2008, aged 19, and adopted his dog Eric from a branch in Basildon in 2016.
He said: ‘I’ve wanted to do a show like this for about ten years. Dogs are at the center of my life and I’m incredibly passionate about animal welfare, so I’m glad it’s been filmed, edited and ready to be shown 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 I really love. I hope viewers get a real insight into the lives and stories of these beautiful dogs, and the heroes and volunteers who care for them day in and day out.”
Owen Sharp, CEO of Dogs Trust said: ‘We’re so excited to have worked with Pete on this show and we can’t wait to watch it in the new year.
‘Pete really goes out of his way to champion the work of Dogs Trust and ensure more people know about the hard work that goes on behind the scenes at the charity’s rehoming centres.
‘We have no doubt that this fantastic TV program will lead to more people rehoming the dogs in our care and we can’t thank Pete, UKTV and BBC Studios enough.’
Pete’s new career move comes after the star turned his attention to the success of another reality star.
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 rescue, rehabilitate and rehome puppies
Pete, a Dogs Trust ambassador, has supported the charity for many years and got his first rescue dog in 2008 when he was 19.
Pete’s new career move comes after the star turned 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 encouraged fans to vote for his current flame Maura Higgins as she competes on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!.
He made the very public declaration of love to the Love Island star, 34, on Sunday after Maura finally confirmed they were dating.
Pete and Maura were spotted kissing Maura a few weeks ago after he cooled his romantic relationship with partner Jowita Przystal, 30.
And after their PDA-filled date, Pete 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 in his stories to keep Maura in the jungle.