We’ve already seen the 15 celebrities take to the dance floor with their professional partners but the stakes will be raised on Saturday night. The quickstep to the glitterball trophy really starts this weekend as the first couple will leave the show – but who will it be? Keep reading to find out how to watch Strictly Come Dancing this week and catch up on previous shows for free.
After the glitz and glam of Saturday night’s show, where we saw sassy samba’s and silky American smooths, Strictly Fever is back as if it never left. This weekend the competition really heats up and we’ll see the first dance-off before saying goodbye to one couple.
The scores from last week do get carried over to week two of the live shows but let’s just hope the celebrities have their fundamentals down to please head judge Shirley Ballas, who was a bit tough on the contestants in week one.
Unfortunately, the show has fallen victim to some coronavirus drama already despite strict safety protocol. McFly star Tom Fletcher and professional partner Amy Dowden have tested positive but will be back in week three – even though they’ll miss Saturday night’s show whilst they isolate.
To find out how to tune in to week two of Strictly and find out who will be the first couple to leave the show, keep reading. We’ll be letting you know how to watch Strictly Come Dancing online from anywhere with a free live stream.
How to watch Strictly Come Dancing online FREE in the UK
You can watch the second week of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday October 2 at 6.45pm BST absolutely free on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer. The results show will follow on Sunday October 3 at 7.05pm on BBC Two and will also be available to stream online on the iPlayer.
The start times of both shows do vary slightly from week to week but it’s usually around 7pm BST. We’ll keep this page up to date with the exact time each Saturday and Sunday as soon as it’s released.
Late to the Strictly party? You can catch up on the Strictly Come Dancing launch show and week one of the live shows for free on the BBC iPlayer. In fact, you can watch any of the Strictly Come Dancing shows for free on the iPlayer live or on demand.
Remember, whether you’re watching online or on your TV you should have a valid TV license when tuning into Strictly.
If you’re not in the UK, use a VPN to stream your favourite BBC shows online from anywhere as if you were at home.
How to watch Strictly Come Dancing online from outside your country
For anyone abroad right now who still wants to experience the glitz and glam of Strictly, you might struggle from outside of the UK. But don’t let geo-restrictions come between you and your weekly fix of ballroom dancing.
Simply downloading and installing a VPN to your device will let you watch Strictly Come Dancing on the BBC iPlayer from anywhere. A VPN effectively tricks your device into thinking it’s in another location by changing the IP address to elsewhere in the world.
Three simple steps to using a VPN to watch Strictly Come Dancing
1. Download and install a VPN – we recommend ExpressVPN
2. Connect to the relevant server location – launch the VPN app, click on ‘choose location’ and select the right location i.e. UK for iPlayer
3. Head to the chosen broadcaster’s live stream – in this case, head to the BBC iPlayer
Who are the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 couples?
- Adam Peaty and Katya Jones
- AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington
- Dan Walk and Nadiya Bychkova
- Greg Wise and Karen Hauer
- John Whaite and Johannes Radebe
- Judie Love and Graziano Di Prima
- Katie McGlynn and Gorka Marquez
- Nina Wadia and Neil Jones
- Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu
- Robert Webb and Dianne Buswell
- Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice
- Sara Davies and Alijaž Škorjanec
- Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin
- Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden
- Ugo Monye and Oti Mabuse
Strictly Come Dancing contestants 2021
- Ugo Monye (former rugby player and broadcaster)
- Judie Love (comedian and TV presenter)
- Adam Peaty (Olympic swimmer)
- Rose Ayling-Ellis (actress)
- Nina Wadia (actress and comedienne)
- Greg Wise (actor)
- Tilly Ramsay (chef and social media star)
- Dan Walker (presenter)
- Katie McGlynn (actress)
- Sara Davies (business entrepreneur and TV personality)
- Rhys Stephenson (actor and children’s TV presenter)
- John Whaite (chef)
- AJ Odudu (TV presenter)
- Robert Webb (comedian)
- Tom Fletcher (musician and author)
Strictly Come Dancing professionals 2021
- Jowita Przystal
- Kai Widdrington
- Nikita Kuzmin
- Cameron Lombard
- Aljaz Skorjanec
- Giovanni Pernice
- Gorka Marquez
- Graziano Di Prima
- Johannes Radebe
- Neil Jones
- Amy Dowden
- Dianne Buswell
- Karen Hauer
- Katya Jones
- Luba Mustuk
- Nadiya Bychkova
- Oti Mabuse
- Nancu Xu
Strictly Come Dancing judges 2021
- Anton Du Beke
- Shirley Ballas
- Motsi Mabuse
- Craig Revel Horwood
Covid rules for Strictly Come Dancing 2021
Although the country is well on its way back to normality (touch wood), the Strictly producers aren’t taking any risks and have Covid-19 measures in place again in 2021.
This time around anyone working on the show will be tested weekly and professional dancers will bubble up with their celebrities like last year.
The group numbers for the series have already been filmed and there will be no group chats with Claudia and Tess, with couples sat in the audience instead, which will also be of limited numbers.
The shortened isolation period after a positive test from fourteen days to ten should help the show to run smoother. Last year a positive test meant that the first same-sex couple on the show, Nicola Adams and Katya Jones, had to leave the competition early. However, the new rules should allow anyone that does test positive to miss a single week of live shows rather than end their time in the ballroom entirely.
How to watch Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
The Strcitly Come Dancing spin off show, It Takes Two, will return this month to curb that Strictly fever between live shows. The show will be back every weeknight to give you all of the behind the scenes exclusives.
You can tune in to Strictly: It Takes Two on BBC Two at 6.30pm BST Monday to Friday. The half an hour show kicks off on Monday September 27 and will air for the duration of Strictly Come Dancing 2021. Remember, you can watch free on the iPlayer live or on demand.
After a ten year stint on the show, Zoe Ball won’t be returning in 2021. But fear not, the tea time show is in safe hands, with Ball’s co-presenter, Rylan Clark-Neal, and long established professional dancer, Janette Marara, taking over presenting duties on It Takes Two this year.
The sideshow is usually packed with training footage, interviews, opinions from the judges and much more, so for unseen behind the scenes extras, it’s worth tuning in.
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