Strictly Blackpool special dances are REVEALED

Strictly Come Dancing fans are eagerly awaiting the Blackpool special episode which will air on BBC1 on Saturday night.

And now the dances for the show have been revealed as the series takes a trip to the Tower Ballroom and the eight remaining couples must do all they can to impress.

For Blackpool week, Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe will bring the heat with a Salsa to Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston, while Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will deliver a Couples' Choice routine to Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue. 

Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Skorjanec will bring the drama in a Paso Doble to Torn by Nathan Lanier, and Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell will take on the American Smooth to Jump by Paul Anka. 

Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas will energise the ballroom with a Jive to The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) by Las Ketchup.

JB Gill and Lauren Oakley will perform a Quickstep to Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley. 

Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał will add some cheekiness with a Cha Cha to I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred, and Wynne Evans and Katya Jones will perform a spirited Charleston to Carmen Suite No. 1: 5. Les Toréadors by Georges Bizet.

Meanwhile the guest performance act for the Blackpool special are none other than the legendary Pet Shop Boys.

On Saturday night, they will open the show with a medley of some of their greatest hits, with the Strictly professional dancers joining them for an opening number.

Then, on Sunday night's Results Show, they will perform their brand-new single All The Young Dudes. 

The highly anticipated professional dancers' performance at Blackpool's prestigious Tower Ballroom will feature an Argentine Tango set in a glamorous 1940s hotel.

Choreographed by Matt Flint, Leandro Palou, and Maria Tsiatsiani, the routine will showcase the show's talented professional dancers alongside supporting extra dancers. 

Set to the sultry sounds of Tango Jalousie, the performance promises to immerse the audience in a world of vintage glamour and intense passion.

Ahead of the show some of the celebrities have spoken about their memories of Blackpool.

Comedian Chris, 47, said: 'We used to go to Blackpool a lot when I was a kid. I've got loads of memories of the seafront, the beach and the fairgrounds. I'd never go on rollercoasters when I was that age. 

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'I think because I could see them, they terrified me, whereas now I can't see them, I'm not bothered so I'll go on anything. 

Memories of the arcades and spending time in the early 90's there. I loved sticks of rock and donkey rides.'

JLS star JB, 37, added: 'I remember going to lots of different seaside towns with my Great Aunt.

'She was always doing camps and summer excursions and we always used to get a stick of rock wherever we went to, like Skegness and Grimsby, I used to try and convince my Great Aunt that I was allowed to eat the whole stick of rock in one go!'

When asked what performing at Blackpool means to Pete he said: 'It's a moment I really want to share with Jowita because she's done so much for me, and it means so much to her too. 

'I love that I have the opportunity to give that back and we have the chance to dance there together after everything we've been through.'

A total of 99 celebrities and 52 professional dancers have performed in Blackpool's iconic ballroom, with 9 judges gracing the Tower Ballroom from behind the judges' desk. 

There have been 107 'tens' awarded by the Strictly judges in Blackpool.

Watch the Strictly Blackpool Special on BBC1 Saturday night.