Filming was stalled on this weeks Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special after the judges scoring of the couples led to a four way tie.

The situation meant the bottom two couples could not win after a vote from the studio audience.

A BBC statement released today said:

“During the course of pre-recording the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special there was a four way tie at the top of the leader board after the judges had voted.

“In these circumstances Len Goodman, as head judge, ranks the tying couples and that is what happened on this occasion.

“In order to allow for this contingency the show was stopped to give Len an opportunity to reach a considered decision and for producers to brief the presenters and dancers on the changed running order.”

Celebrities performing on the show will be, Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett performing an American Smooth to Favourite Things; Kelly Brook and Brian Fortuna jiving to Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree; and Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler performing the Viennese Waltz to White Christmas.

This year’s winners Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup do a Foxtrot to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole perform the Quickstep to Sleigh Ride; and Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone Rumba to 2 Become 1.