Former Strictly dancer to perform with beloved special guest during musicals week

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5 Dec 2025 • 10:05 AM MYT
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  • McFly's Tom Fletcher is scheduled to dance with Paddington Bear during Strictly Come Dancing's upcoming Musicals Week quarter-final.
  • Fletcher, a former contestant who wrote the music and lyrics for the new Paddington musical, joins other special guests, including the cast of the Olivier Award-winning musical parody, Titanique.
  • The show will feature a new dance relay, a first for the competition, involving the five remaining contestants performing a five-minute routine choreographed by Matt Flint.
  • The relay will see couples like Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon and Karen Carney and Carlos Gu perform routines from various musicals.
  • Doctor Who star Alex Kingston and professional dancer Johannes Radebe were eliminated in the previous episode, with the next shows airing on Saturday at 6:50 pm and Sunday at 7:45 pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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