Strictly Come Dancing, week two – as it happened: Latest scores and leaderboard as voting opens

Fifteen couples go full pelt to avoid the first dance-off this series

BBC Strictly Come Dancing opening dance

Strictly got serious this week as voting lines officially opened, leaving one couple at risk of being unceremoniously eliminated from the competition before it has truly begun.

Nobody wants to be the first to go home, so the stakes are high – especially with movie week on the horizon next weekend.

Comedian Seann Walsh and his partner Katya jived to Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” while YouTuber Joe Sugg and his partner, Dianne, performed a Charleston set to wedding disco favourite “Cotton Eye Joe".

Follow the latest updates below

Remember the final leaderboard is decided by combining last week’s scores with tonight’s marks.

Strictly Come Dancing airs every Saturday on BBC One

[28 September 2018 15:49 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of Strictly week TWO!

[28 September 2018 16:42 · Jacob Stolworthy]

In case you need updating, this is how the points stand from last week's leaderboard:

Ashley & Pasha - 29

Faye & Giovanni - 29

Danny & Amy - 27

Dr. Ranj & Janette - 27

Joe & Dianne - 27

Lauren & AJ - 25

Charles & Karen - 25

Stacey & Kevin - 24

Graeme & Oti - 22

Lee & Nadiya - 22

Kate and Aljaz - 20

Seann & Katya - 18

Vick & Graziano - 18

Katie & Gorka - 17

Susannah & Anton - 12

[29 September 2018 18:09 · emmabullimore]

Just 20 minutes to go! Can't wait to see Seann and Katya jiving to Elton John's I'm Still Standing - the last time we saw a jive to that music it was Jill Halfpenny's iconic routine in series two that clinched her the glitterball. No pressure then!

[29 September 2018 18:16 · emmabullimore]

Answer = yes. Hurry up, Pointless!

 

[29 September 2018 18:30 · emmabullimore]

Here we go! 'Everyone has upped their game' says Tess. Let's hope that includes Susannah...

[29 September 2018 18:31 · emmabullimore]

Anton's got the top hat on, he means business!

[29 September 2018 18:34 · emmabullimore]

Faye looks gorgeous in red, Susannah stunning in Blue and Oti a vision in yellow. Vicky Gill and her costume team pulling all the stops out yet again. Lee Ryan has a quiff. Nobody knows why. Yet.

[29 September 2018 18:35 · emmabullimore]

So excited it's the first competitive weekend, this is when it starts to get interesting. It's a real vote of confidence for Stacey opening the show. She must be disappointed Kevin turned up in that shirt.

[29 September 2018 18:36 · emmabullimore]

Please, please, please can we stop with the cringe VTs? Remember when we just got some genuinely interesting training footage? Those were the days.

[29 September 2018 18:38 · emmabullimore]

This is fun and energetic from Stacey and Kevin (if only she could stop mouthing the lyrics to the song). Kevin said he wanted it to feel like they were in a club. Nothing like the clubs I go to, but enjoyable nonetheless!