Strictly plans Remembrance Sunday tribute as Winstone gets bye

Strictly Come Dancing was scheduled to honour women whose lives were affected by the Second World War with a group dance during its results show on Remembrance Sunday, November 8. The routine, choreographed by Lizzie Gough to Peter Gabriel’s “Heroes,” was planned as part of the BBC programme’s commemorations. The show also announced that injured contestant Jaime Winstone would miss the live performance and receive a bye to the following week.

The tribute was inspired by London’s Monument to the Women of World War II, according to programme details. It was set to open with British soldiers leaving for war before focusing on women’s lives during the conflict. One preview said professional dancer Amy Dowden would join the group performance. The results show was also scheduled to feature singer Gregory Porter with a routine by some of the professional dancers.

Winstone, who had been paired with Carlos Gu, was expected to sit out the live show after suffering a torn abdominal muscle. Doctors advised her to rest, according to the announcement reported about her injury. She was given a bye to the next week, when the programme said she and Gu might be able to dance again.