Actor and singer Cynthia Erivo<\/a> will be returning to Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> this month for the show\u2019s movie-themed week<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 38-year-old, who received an Oscar nomination for her role in the musical fantasy Wicked<\/a>, will be Strictly\u2019s first ever guest mentor for movie week.<\/p>\n Erivo<\/a> previously appeared as a stand-in judge on the show in 2021, and will return on 11 October in the new role.<\/p>\n In a statement, a BBC spokesperson said: \u201cFor this year\u2019s movie week, Strictly will welcome back the wickedly talented Cynthia Erivo, star of one of last year\u2019s biggest movies! Cynthia has been nominated for three Oscars \u2013 most recently this year, for playing Elphaba in Wicked \u2013 and has already won Emmy, Grammy, and Tony awards.<\/p>\n \u201cCynthia was a guest judge on Strictly for two weeks in 2021, covering for Craig Revel Horwood and then Motsi Mabuse. She received praise from viewers for her insightful, supportive feedback and memorably gave her comments to Rose Ayling-Ellis in British Sign Language.<\/p>\n \u201cThis time, Cynthia returns for one week only as Strictly\u2019s first ever guest mentor \u2013 helping the 14 remaining Strictly couples unleash their inner movie stars by coaching them in rehearsals and in the studio on the night, where she will sit alongside the judges.\u201d<\/p>\n The BBC also confirmed that the show will feature a performance by the professional dancers, set to the song \u201cAs Long As You\u2019re Mine\u201d, which will be performed in the next Wicked film by Erivo and Jonathan Bailey.<\/p>\n Cynthia Erivo with judges Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke on \u2018Strictly Come Dancing\u2019 in November 2021 (PA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It comes ahead of the release of the sequel, Wicked: For Good, which will conclude the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, played by Erivo, with Ariana Grande<\/a> playing Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.<\/p>\n Also reprising their roles are Bailey<\/a> as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Marissa Bode as Nessarose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n