The UK's favorite entertainment program returned two weeks ago to thrill the nation for yet another year. That's right, Strictly Come Dancing is back on the BBC for another series of Foxtrots, Charlestons, Sambas, and Quicksteps, and viewers are already excited about this year's partnerships.
The first episode already featured some memorable routines, with the likes of Karen Carney, Amber Davies, ER legend Alex Kingston, and EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal all making an impression. The scores that each contestant earned for their Week 1 routines have been subsequently carried over into Week 2 as all of the couples all take to the dancefloor once again for another round of memorable routines. But who danced best this week, and which of the couples are in danger of facing the dreaded Dance-Off?
Let's dive into the glitz, glam, and glitterballs of this week's show, recapping who did well, what went down, and who is in danger. With that in mind, here are all the Strictly spoilers you need, including the results and scores from the Week 2 Saturday Night show.
Strictly spoilers and results: Your Week 2 Leaderboard and all of the scores
The second week of Strictly Come Dancing was nothing short of pure entertainment, but if you are a fan of the show, you already knew that! For being one of the longest episodes of the series, it delivered on the non-stop fun, providing us with plenty of brilliant routines that we'll be talking about for the remainder of the series.
Karen Carney and Carlos Gu showed up on a mission to deliver after their Week 1 Jive brought the house down, but the Tango proved to be a bit more difficult, as the pair were given some constructive feedback on how to improve in the ballroom dances going forward. Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin took on the notoriously tough Samba, as did Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe- which, as we all know by now, is not ideal for a starting dance - and both couples excelled, with the judges delivering resounding praise to Alex specifically for her amazing performance.
Meanwhile, George Clarke and Alexis Warr took on the Paso Doble in the hopes of impressing the judges for another week and they succeeded, with both Shirley and Motsi calling him one to watch in the competition. And Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon bounced back after last week's Samba with an energetic Charleston that brought the house down and closed the show on a high.
The question is, how did all of the couples succeed and did the carried-over scores from Week 1 impact anyone's position on the Leaderboard?
Taking all of that into account, here are the results from the Strictly Week 2 show. the scores that each of the dances were given by the judges (along with the carried over scores from the previous week), and the Leaderboard that remained at the end of the episode:
- Amber and Nikita danced the Samba: 29 (+ 27 from last week) = 56
- Lewis and Katya danced the Viennese Waltz 27 (+28 from last week) = 55
- George and Alexis danced the Paso Doble - 30 (+24 from last week) = 54
- Jimmy and Lauren danced the Cha Cha - 25 (+27 from last week) = 52
- Alex and Johannes danced the Samba - 31 (+21 from last week) = 52
- Karen and Carlos danced the Tango - 20 (+31 from last week) = 51
- Vicki and Kai danced the Foxtrot - 24 (+23 from last week) = 47
- Balvinder and Julian danced the Charleston - 30 (+17 from last week) = 47
- Harry and Karen danced the Quickstep - 26 (+19 from last week) = 45
- La Voix and Aljaž danced the Jive - 19 (+24 from last week) = 43
- Ellie and Vito danced the Waltz - 23 (+17 from last week) = 40
- Stefan and Dianne danced the Cha Cha - 17 (+22 from last week) = 39
- Chris and Nadiya danced the Viennese Waltz - 16 (+14 from last week) = 30
- Tom and Amy danced the Salsa - 13 (+16 from last week) = 29
- Ross and Jowita danced the Waltz- 15 (+10 from last week) = 25
Who is in danger on Strictly Come Dancing 2025 Week 2?
This is going to be a good series! That's a certainty after two strong weeks that really highlighted how impressive the stars are this year. Of course, that makes predicting who will find themselves in the Dance-Off all the more difficult. However, the one element that evens that out is that the scores from Week 1 have been carried over from last week, meaning that there are less opportunities for ties - and that means the Leaderboard itself carries just as much weight as the public vote (if there were ties, the public vote would win out). There is just one tie, which makes it difficult for the couples at the bottom to escape the Dance-Off.
Taking all of that into account, the people at the bottom of the Leaderboard are in the most danger of ending up in the Dance-Off. Yes, it's an obvious thing to say, but with just that single tie on the Leaderboard, it's especially true on a week like this one, with so many couples and such a strict order. With that in mind, the likes of Amber, Lewis, George, Jimmy, Alex, Karen, Vicki, ans Balvinder are safe as houses.
As for who's in danger, the most likely candidates are Tom and Amy, Ross and Jowita, and Chris and Nadiya. Although Ross is directly at the bottom of the Leaderboard, we're going to make a bold prediction that he will avoid the Dance-Off (due to his popularity, his emotional performance this week, and his improvement), which will likely leave a Tom vs. Chris Dance-Off.
But, this is live-entertainment and the public vote could change everything. Stay tuned for the results!
The Strictly Come Dancing results show airs on BBC on Sunday, October 5, at 7:15 pm.