The eighth series of ''

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'' premiered on 14 April 2019 on

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, and is hosted by

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and

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. Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker, and Rachel White all returned as the series' judges, with Sacre-Dullerup serving as head judge again. The full cast was announced on 4 April.

Cast

Couples

Scorecard

: ''Red numbers'' indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. : Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. : indicates the couples eliminated that week. : indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. : the returning couple that was the last to be called safe. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple. : indicates the couple who placed third. : indicates the couple who placed fourth.

Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-point scale.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances are excluded).

Weekly scores

''Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Rachel White, Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker.''

Week 1

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. From the second week onwards, all proceeds went to the celebrity contestant's

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of choice. ; Running order (Night 1) ; Running order (Night 2)

Week 2: Top 40 Week

; Running order (Night 1) ; Running order (Night 2)

Week 3: Guilty Pleasures Week

; Running order (Night 1) ; Running order (Night 2)

Week 4: Club Night

; Running order (Night 1) ;Running order (Night 2) Judges' vote to save * White: K'Lee & Scott * Tocker: K'Lee & Scott * Sacre-Dallerup: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save K'Lee & Scott''

Week 5: 80s Week

; Running order (Night 1) ; Running order (Night 2) Judges' vote to save * White: William & Amelia * Tocker: William & Amelia * Sacre-Dallerup: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save William & Amelia''

Week 6: Rock Week

; Running order (Night 1) ; Running order (Night 2) Judges' vote to save * White: K'Lee & Scott * Tocker: K'Lee & Scott * Sacre-Dallerup: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save K'Lee & Scott''

Week 7: Rocketman Week

; Running order (Night 1) ; Running order (Night 2) Judges' vote to save * White: Laura & Shae * Tocker: Laura & Shae * Sacre-Dallerup: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Laura & Shae''

Week 8: Celebrity Trio Week

; Running order (Night 1) ; Running order (Night 2) Judges' vote to save * White: Manu & Loryn * Tocker: Glen & Vanessa * Sacre-Dallerup: Manu & Loryn

Week 9: Semi-Final

;Running order Judges' vote to save * White: William & Amelia * Tocker: William & Amelia * Sacre-Dallerup: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save William & Amelia''

Week 10: Final

;Running order (Top 4) ;Running order (Top 2)

Dance chart

: Highest scoring dance : Lowest scoring dance

References

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