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Strictly confirms week five dances as Mel C performs on results show
Strictly Come Dancing has revealed week five’s dances and songs for its 2026 season.
The 12 remaining contestants will perform on Saturday, with styles including salsa, tango, rumba and jive.
The week has a fitness theme, and singer Mel C will perform with the show’s professional dancers on Sunday’s results show.
The show will also feature the UK television debut of Jamie Miller’s viral hit “Babydoll”, with Antonio Cipriano and four professionals.
The two accounts give different titles for Mel C’s song: one says “Swear” and the other says “Sweat”.
Dame Sarah Storey was eliminated last week, leaving 12 contestants in the competition.
The performances are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Mel C will perform her song “Sweat” with Strictly Come Dancing professionals during Sunday’s results show.
The routine has a fitness theme and features exercise equipment, including skipping ropes and a disco-ball exercise bike.
Strictly has confirmed the songs and dances for week five of the 2026 season.
Delta Goodrem is set to return after missing week four because of an injury.
The week-five line-up includes 12 remaining contestants.
- Who
- Mel C, whose full name is Melanie Chisholm, will perform with Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers.
- What
- She will perform “Sweat” in a fitness-themed routine during the results show.
- When
- Sunday’s results show; the date is not stated.
- Where
- The Strictly Come Dancing ballroom.
- Why
- Not stated
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Mel C last appeared on Strictly when the Spice Girls performed 2 Become 1.
Mel C competed on the American version of Dancing with the Stars and finished in 11th place.
Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon were eliminated from the competition.
Delta Goodrem missed the show because of an injury.
The 12 remaining contestants are due to return to the ballroom.
- Performance song
- Sweat
- Performer
- Mel C, also known as Melanie Chisholm
- Routine theme
- Fitness-inspired group routine
- Remaining contestants
- 12
- Delta Goodrem’s dance
- Rumba to “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” by Celine Dion
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What people are saying
Strictly is really the only one of those shows that I would consider and I have had a meeting with them — they ask me every year to do it.
The problem is if you do Strictly it’s so high profile and you'll find yourself in the sidebar of shame every day.
incredible to be performing on Strictly