Strictly: Who left during last night’s semi-final?

Four remaining couples will compete in next Saturday’s final

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have chosen their four finalists following a nail-biting semi-final.

Saturday (12 December) night’s show saw the remaining contestants perform two dances for the first time, leading to a wide range of scores on the leaderboard.

EastEnders actor Maisie Smith topped the week with 59 out of a possible 60 marks, scoring a perfect 30 for her Street/Commercial routine. Social media star HRVY also received 30 points for his Charleston.

At the bottom of the leaderboard was Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh and Giovanni Pernice, who went head to head with Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer in the dance-off.

However, despite Laing ranking above Singh on the leaderboard, the Waltz she chose to perform again in the dance-off scored higher than the reality star’s Salsa.

Ranvir Singh and Giovanni Pernice were eliminated from the competition (BBC / Guy Levy)

As a result, viewers were shocked to see Craig Revel Horwood and head judge Shirley Ballas vote to save Laing, in particular as it was his fourth time in the bottom two and only Singh’s first.

Laing will now compete in next Saturday’s (19 December) grand finale against Smith, HRVY and comedian Bill Bailey. It will be the first time the couples perform three dances, with one being the Showdance.

Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday 19 December at 6pm on BBC One.