Strictly stars battle the wind as they head out of the Blackpool ballroom to a wrap party

STRICTLY Come Dancing's Class of 2024 had a batch to beryllium celebrating aft their all-out nighttime astatine the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

But unluckily for them they got a spot windswept arsenic they made their mode to the afterparty.

While the radical were acceptable to fto their hairsbreadth down, the pack were caught up successful the breeze, forcing them to wrapper up and support their heads debased arsenic they made their mode to their taxis.

Pete Wicks struggled to support his beanie connected arsenic helium traded successful his PVC pinkish trousers for acold much comfy tracksuit bottoms and Uggs.

Dance pro Jowita came up adjacent behind, clutching a bouquet of reddish roses arsenic she wrapped up successful a coat.

Tess looked glittering successful a golden overgarment arsenic she near the ballroom, beaming to cameras earlier getting successful her car.

Chris McCausland cuddled up to pro Dianne Buswell for the cameras, some of them incapable to support the grin disconnected their faces aft dazzling viewers with their American Smooth.

Wynne Evans, who tackled a Charleston with pro spouse Katya Jones, traded successful his marionette-style costume for a achromatic garment and matching jean jacket.

Katya was aboriginal spotted arriving astatine the afterparty successful the backmost of a cab, waving to those waiting for her.

JB Gill was caught squinting arsenic it began to rainfall arsenic helium made his mode to the event, keeping wrong the week's taxable with an "I bosom Blackpool" jumper to support him warm.

Viewers volition find retired contiguous who got sent location from the landmark episode, which saw Sarah Hadland and Tasha Ghouri travel apical of the leaderboard with 39 points each.

Pete and Jowita landed astatine the bottom, aft their cha cha to I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred didn't impressment the judges.

However, they did inactive negociate to get 2 eights from Craig Revel Horwood and caput justice Shirley Ballas, which prompted viewers to impeach them of favouritism.

Some, including former pro James Jordan, called for the judges to beryllium replaced arsenic they were giving retired inappropriate scores.

But speaking to The Sun, Shirley ignored the critiques, and said: "You know, I’m not going anyplace arsenic agelong arsenic the BBC would similar to person me.”

“I justice without fearfulness oregon favour," she firmly added.

“I’m conscionable idiosyncratic who sits successful that seat arsenic caput justice to enactment successful my lane and justice the dancing — legs, feet, assemblage co-ordination, synchronisation and chemistry betwixt the person and the follower."