BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers send same 'should have' message as Blackpool fails to deliver key moment

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left sharing the same 'should have' message as this year's Blackpool special failed to deliver a key moment. The juggernaut that is the BBC One dance contest ditched its usual ballroom in Elstree Studio and headed North for one weekend only.

As per the show's annual tradition, the competition's remaining couples and the hosts, judges and crew headed to the seaside town where week nine of the 2023 series was broadcast live from the iconic Tower Ballroom.

EastEnders star Bobby Brazier and his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell were the first couple to dance following a spectacular opening sequence from the show's talented professional dancers. The pair brought colour and fun to the famous venue and performed a jive to Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham! before Angela Rippon took to the floor for her "full circle" moment.

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The veteran broadcaster returned to Blackpool decades after hosting Come Dancing, the classic inter-regional amateur dance contest that inspired Strictly Come Dancing, as she performed an American Smooth to Tea for Two by Ella Fitzgerald.

Elsewhere in the episode, former British number one tennis player Annabel Croft and her dance partner Johannes Radebe danced the American smooth to Unchained Melody by Benedetta Caretta and were awarded 35 points from the judges.

And actor and West End star Layton Williams and his dance partner Nikita Kuzmin were praised for their pole-based routine to Ain’t No Other Man by Christina Aguilera during Saturday evening's live episode.

But none of