Sporting victory can come down to the finest of margins, and so too can success in the Strictly ballroom. On Sunday night Annabel Croft very nearly ended her extraordinary dark horse run with a place in next week’s grand final – but alas, it wasn’t to be.

Layton Williams, Ellie Leach, Bobby Brazier, Annabel Croft. Those are the four celebrities left standing – but only three will make it through to next week’s Strictly grand final. That’s also their current order on a complicated combined leaderboard, which tots up three dances: two from Saturday, one from last week, since there was no elimination following Nigel Harman’s withdrawal.

Furious BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans are demanding a change to the rule

EastEnders actor Bobby Brazier is close to becoming a Strictly Come Dancing finalist, but a long running family feud could see his maternal grandmother and Jade Goody's mum Jackiey Budden 'banned' from seeing him perform

Strictly Come Dancing fans think Motsi Mabuse's comments after Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe's dance were a clue to tensions on the show

Furious BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans are demanding a change to the rule

The much-anticipated final will air tonight (December 10)

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Strictly Come Dancing has a history of celebrities falling in love with their partners and this year is no different but one pro claims it's a natural move

'Will sleep soundly now I know the 3 best dancers are in the final'

A number of fans of BBC Strictly Come Dancing described judge Anton Du Beke's feedback to the four remaining dance couples as 'incoherent' and 'stuttering' on Saturday

"I don’t know how people get away with it, until it becomes name and shame and I’m pretty much close to doing that, I’ll tell you.”

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin has worried fans of the show after he passed comment on the personal life of actor Layton Williams after their Charleston

The semi-finals of the BBC competition took place on Saturday night as the final four couples battled it out for a place in next week's final to win the glitterball trophy.

They’ve had such an amazing journey

One couple will be eliminated in the results show

They made their feelings known during the semi-finals

The fabulous Shirley Ballas shares the stories behind the music she loves.