Strictly Come Dancing: All the singers featuring in Icons Week

Strictly Come Dancing 2025: All the Icons Week singers and who is top of the leaderboard

Natasha Rigler | 1:33pm Mon 20 Oct | Updated 1:34pm Mon 20 Oct

Strictly Come Dancing fans are in for a treat this weekend as Icons Week is making a return – and here are all the icons we know.

This Saturday will mark Week 5 of the competition and the remaining 12 contestants will be channelling their favourite music superstars.

Expect some serious Stars in Their Eyes style makeovers and some banging tunes playing in the BBC ballroom.

Here are all the icons we know so far, along with the current Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard, including who is top and who is bottom.

Ellie and Vito dancing to Kpop Demon Hunters — Ellie Goldstein’s Week 5 icons are the Spice Girls [Credit: BBC]

Strictly Come Dancing: All the confirmed icons

The Strictly contestants confirmed their icons during the latest episode of Strictly Come Dancing: The Results. They spilled who they are taking on while chatting to host Claudia Winkleman.

ER actress Alex Kingston couldn’t hide her excitement when revealing her icon. She told Claudia: “Well… Dolly Parton!” But she added: “I thought it was just dancing to an iconic singer. I didn’t realise I have to be her!”

La Voix is taking on Cher. She and partner Aljaz Škorjanec will be dancing to Strong Enough. George Clarke, meanwhile, will be Harry Styles in Icons Week. George and pro Alexis Warr are performing to As It Was by the former One Direction star.

Ellie Goldstein is not taking on one icon, she is taking on five! Ellie and Vito Coppola are dancing a Salsa to a Spice Girls song. Unfortunately the track has not yet been revealed, but it will no doubt be a good one!

Stefan Dennis will be transforming into Jon Bon Jovi for Icons Week. He will be dancing to Livin’ on a Prayer with pro partner Dianne Buswell.

Strictly’s Celine Dion and Usher

Karen Carney is thrilled to have been given Celine Dion for Icons Week. Together with her partner, Carlos Gu, she will be dancing a Rumba to Think Twice by the Canadian singer.

Lewis Cope will be channelling US legend Johnny Cash. He will be doing a Quickstep with his partner Katya Jones. Vicky Pattison, meanwhile, has admitted she is “obsessed” with her icon.

Spilling the beans, Vicky said: “I was blonde until I was 21 and then I dyed my hair brown to be like this person. It’s Cheryl Cole.” Both the song and dance Vicky and her partner Kai Widdrington will be performing to are yet to be revealed.

Finally, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey gave Claudia a full house with his Icons Week reveal. Harry – aka Gladiators’ Nitro – is going to be Usher. He will be doing an Argentine Tango with partner Karen Hauer to Caught Up.

Sadly, the format change to Strictly Come Dancing: The Results meant Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Amber Davies did not get to speak to Claudia and reveal their icons.

Balvinder Sopal will also be returning after ending up in the Week 4 dance off with Julian Caillon. They were saved from elimination by Week 4 head judge Craig Revel Horwood. He chose to send Chris Robshaw and Nadia Bychkova home.

Watch this space for the remaining three icons. We will let you know when we know!

Alex Kingston dancing a rumba — Alex and Johannes scored their first 10 for their Rumba [Credit: BBC]

Strictly Week 4 leaderboard

Alex and Johannes Radebe topped the Week 4 leaderboard. They received their first 10 of the series for their Rumba. In fact, Shirley Ballas got down from the judging panel and gave Alex a hug and a kiss. They scored a total of 36.

Lewis and Katya finished in second place with 34, while Amber and Nikita Kuzmin were third with 33. Ellie scored her highest mark yet with her Couples’ Choice. She and Vito Coppola got 31, placing them in fourth.

George and Alexis finished the night in fifth place with 30, while sixth place was a tie. Vicky and Kai scored 29, as did Jimmy and Lauren Oakley.

Balvinder and Julian scored 28, while Karen and Carlos got 27 points. Harry and Karen, and Stefan and Dianne, both finished in joint third from the bottom. Each couple scored 26.

Chris and Nadiya scored 24, while La Voix and Aljaz landed right at the bottom with 14. This was due mainly to Shirley handing them a 2…

strictly week 4 leaderboard — Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe topped the Week 4 leaderboard [Credit: BBC]

When is Strictly on next?

Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One at 6.20pm on Saturday October 25, 2025. The live show will feature all 12 contestants performing as their icons.

Strictly Come Dancing: The Results will of course also be back the next evening. It airs at 7.15pm on BBC One on Sunday October 26. The Results show will feature a special guest (hopefully an icon!) and the usual dance-off and elimination.