Strictly 2024: What time is the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final on BBC One tonight?

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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 is almost over as we've reached the semi-finals with five celebs dancing for a place in the grand finale on December 14. It has been a rocky few months for the flagship BBC One show, which was surrounded by controversy over how some professional dancers treat their celebrity partners and now scandal over the perceived behaviour of Welsh celebrity Wynne Evans.

These are the celebrities left in the competition and hoping to make it to the final.

When is Strictly Come Dancing on tonight?

Strictly Come Dancing will begin at 6.30pm on Saturday, December 7, on BBC One. The show will last for one hour and 45 minutes, finishing at 8.15pm. For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter.

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Among the celebrities competing for the glitterball was Welsh star Wynne, who was partnered with Katya Jones. After impressing both the judges and viewers at home in the competition Wynne was labelled as a "dark horse" for the series. But an awkward in joke saw the pair fight off controvery and both Katya and Wynne have apologised for the incidents calling them a "misjudged" inside joke.

Wynne was voted off the competition in the middle of November after his Blackpool dance. Welsh professional dancer Amy Dowden also made a fantastic return to the dancefloor after she missed the 2023 series after being diagnosed with and undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

She was partnered with boyband member JB Gill. However, Amy will be missing from the dance floor for the rest of series, after she had a foot injury which meant she has had to withdraw from Strictly. Instead JB is dancing with professional dancer Lauren Oakley.