BBC Strictly Come Dancing star puts 'huge spanner' in competition after transformation hailed

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One Strictly Come Dancing star is said to have but a 'huge spanner' in the works when it comes to predicting who will be lifting the Glitterball trophy this year.

It was a rollercoaster of a weekend in the ballroom as week seven of the BBC One contest saw the arrival of a new themed week. 'icons Week' saw the remaining couples perform to a song by a legendary singer or band - with most also dressing up as the 'icon'.

JLS singer JB Gill and stand-in professional partner Lauren Oakley scored the joint-highest score of the night as JB's usual partner, Amy Dowden, watched from the studio sidelines after she fell ill and was forced to miss rehearsals. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe 'crying again' as Montell Douglas confirms secret inju Her fellow pro Lauren Oakley, who does not have a partner for this year’s series of the hit dancing show, stood in for her, performing a Bruno Mars medley with JB during the latest live show, for a score of 39 out of a possible 40, his highest score of the series and first 10s.

Reality star Tasha Ghouri and professional partner Aljaz Skorjanec performed to P!nk’s What About Us for a joint series high score of 3, with Aljaz taking it as a compliment when Anton Du Beke said: "I didn’t notice Aljaz once, you were exquisite, you made it personal and just lovely." But it was Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola who seemingly impressed viewers most.