Strictly Come Dancing will pay tribute to the women whose lives were upended by the Second World War during a moving routine to commemorate Remembrance Sunday.
The BBC dancing competition returns with its live show on Saturday as its remaining couples take to the ballroom floor yet again.
As the results show falls on Remembrance Sunday on November 8, the programme will commemorate the occasion with a themed dance inspired by the monument to the women of World War Two.
Set to Heroes by Peter Gabriel, the routine will take viewers back to the 1940s with a period set and old-fashioned outfits, with the men dressed as soldiers while the women showcase pre-war glamour and the later practical styles shaped by increased workforce participation.
Choreographed by Lizzie Gough, the dance will open with British soldiers leaving for war before focusing on the lives of women during the conflict.
The dances have been revealed for Saturday’s main show, and former Love Island winner Dani Dyer and partner Nikita Kuzmin will perform the American smooth to It Had to Be You by Harry Connick Jr.
Australian singer Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington will cha cha to Let’s Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez, while EastEnders star Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola will perform a rumba to Yellow by Coldplay.
Olympian Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita will dance the paso doble to Supermassive Black Hole by Muse and Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly trainer Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley will perform their couple’s choice to The Book Of Love by Peter Gabriel.
Love Island’s Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby will waltz to That Ain’t You by Mulaa Joans, while House Of The Dragon star Bethany Antonia and her dance partner Nancy Xu will dance the foxtrot to Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis.
Social media personality John Nellis and Katya Jones will perform the salsa to Get Lucky by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell and Nile Rodgers.
Finishing off this week’s dances is Big Brother presenter Will Best and Dianne Buswell who will perform a quickstep to This Love by Maroon 5.
Sunday’s show will also feature music from US singer-songwriter Gregory Porter, accompanied by a routine from some of the Strictly professionals, while two couples will face the dance-off, with one being eliminated.
It was announced this week that actress Jaime Winstone is injured and has received a bye through to next week, where it is hoped she and Carlos Gu will be able to dance again.
Strictly’s live show will air on Saturday at 6.40pm and the results show will air on Sunday at 7.10pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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