BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans 'know' who'll win 2024 series as finalists confirmed

Strictly Come Dancing fans think they 'know' who will win the 2024 final as the finalists were officially confirmed. Five couples made it through to the semi-final of the BBC One dance contest this weekend.

The penultimate week of the competition on Saturday night (December 7) saw the five remaining couples return to the ballroom to perform two dances each in a bid to make it through to the last week of Strictly's 20th-anniversary series next Saturday (December 14).

Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and JLS star JB Gill both received perfect scores for their second dances on the night as each of the five couples performed two dances each.

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Tasha and her dance partner, Aljaz Skorjanec, received a standing ovation from judges Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas after they performed a waltz to (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin.

The performance, which scored four 10s, was described as “absolutely out of this world sensational” by Motsi Mabuse, and marked an improvement from their first dance of the evening. Their salsa to Something New by Girls Aloud scored 35 points from the judges, and Shirley Ballas pointed out that they could improve on their transitions and lifts.

Singer and presenter JB and his dance partner, Lauren Oakley, received 40 points from the judges for their salsa to Red Alert by Basement Jaxx. Craig Revel Horwood offered the singer a Paul Hollywood-style handshake after the performance, pointing out that the Great British Bake Off judge was in the audience.

Earlier in the show, JB and Lauren scored 39 points for their paso doble to Requiem For A Tower by Clint Mansell. JB, who was