Strictly Come Dancing 2016: What time does it start and what is the Cha Cha Challenge?
STRICTLY COME DANCING is back this weekend with an all-new Cha Cha Challenge that could spell the end for Ed Balls.
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What time is Strictly Come Dancing on this weekend?
The remaining couples will dance on Saturday from 7pm until 8.10pm, with the Sunday results show kicking off at 7.20pm.
What is the Cha Cha Challenge and how does it work?
As well as their usual routines, this weekend all six couples will dance the Cha Cha simultaneously.
The judges will vote the contestants off one by one until there is a winner. Points awarded from the judges will be added to the overall score.
A Strictly spokesman said: “All the couples have done a Cha Cha in the competition so they are already familiar with the technique.
“As per the rules each week, the leader-board accounts for only half of the final result with the public vote making up the remaining half.”
Ed Balls has previously struggled with the Cha Cha and called the dance a “nightmare”.
Sources claim that producers hope the challenge will push the former Shadow Chancellor into the bottom two so that judges can vote him off.
Bosses reportedly want the focus to return to dancing rather than Ed’s comedic performances.
An insider told The Sun: “The challenge is almost definitely set to place Ed bottom of the judge's leaderboard.
"He's the worst dancer on paper and even if he nails his rehearsed dance, he's set to be voted off by judges."