Strictly fans gobsmacked as they realise 'real reason' show goes to Blackpool every year

Strictly is heading to Blackpool for its yearly occurrence successful the town's iconic Tower Ballroom, but fans person yet twigged the 'reason' wherefore the amusement goes determination each year

Just 8 celebs are near lasting connected Strictly Come Dancing, with the contention heating up arsenic the expansive finale approaches. The fashionable BBC amusement is disconnected to Blackpool this Saturday (16 November) for its yearly peculiar successful the town's legendary Tower Ballroom, and there's nary uncertainty that this year's remaining contestants are implicit the satellite to person made it this far.

Chris McCausland, Pete Wicks, Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill, Wynne Evans, Sarah Hadland, Jamie Borthwick and Montell Douglas volition each beryllium hitting the creation level successful Blackpool arsenic they conflict to enactment successful the contest. With Strictly fans eagerly awaiting the glitzy Blackpool episode, galore are funny astir wherefore heading to the seaside municipality became a contented connected the BBC amusement - and the crushed is rather straightforward, reports OK!.

The BBC Television Centre workplace wherever Strictly utilized to beryllium filmed was besides needed for the BBC's Children In Need entreaty connected a Friday evening each November, giving the creation amusement the cleanable excuse to caput to Blackpool. Even though things person present changed, aft TV Centre closed for refurbishment successful 2013, the contented continues. Strictly Come Dancing archetypal went to Blackpool successful 2004, but it wasn't until 2009 erstwhile Blackpool Week became an yearly portion of the show.

Fans person been buzzing connected societal media, with galore gobsmacked by a revelation astir the show's history. One spectator tweeted: "Final was determination successful the aboriginal days but Children successful Need utilized to filmed successful aforesaid workplace arsenic Strictly which forced them to Blackpool. CIN moved to Salford past twelvemonth truthful successful mentation the last could determination backmost to Blackpool."

Another shared their surprise: "That's a random amusive fact-Blackpool for Strictly and Children successful Need, who knew? " A 3rd chimed in: "did you cognize the crushed they spell to Blackpool for strictly is due to the fact that they request the workplace successful London for children successful need?".

The much-anticipated Blackpool Week volition diagnostic Chris and Dianne gliding done an American Smooth to Paul Anka's Jump, portion Pete and Jowita are acceptable to Cha Cha to the iconic I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred. Montell and Johannes volition beryllium heating up the creation level with a Salsa to Thelma Houston's Don't Leave Me This Way.

Meanwhile, Jamie and Michelle are acceptable to stone a Jive to The Ketchup Song by Las Ketchup, JB and Lauren volition Quickstep to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, and Tasha and Aljaž volition bring strength with a Paso Doble to Nathan Lanier's Torn. Wynne and Katya are preparing a Charleston to George Bizet's Carmen Suite No.1: 5. Les toréadors, and Sarah and Vito volition showcase their Couple's Choice to Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue.