Strictly Come Dancing Venue Hit By Theft Police are investigating the theft of items from a dressing room being used by Strictly Come Dancing stars. Detectives say jewellery, an iPad and phone were taken from the female dressing room of Blackpool Tower Ballroom, where the show was filmed on Saturday night. Lancashire police would not say who owned the stolen items, but they said the large room was being shared by dancers and contestants. "We are investigating a theft that has occurred this evening at the Tower Ballroom at Blackpool," police said. It was reported to us at around 9.45pm that some items had been taken from a dressing room within the building. Officers are investigating the theft and are making a number of enquiries to trace the person or people responsible. Cohen took part in Saturday night's show Police said it was not clear how the thieves managed to gain entry to the room. Detectives are appealing to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious around the building to contact them. The BBC programme is usually filmed Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, but was hosted in Blackpool this weekend. The contestants on this year's show include model Abbey Clancey, actress Natalie Gumede, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, BBC presenter Susanna Reid and rugby player Ben Cohen. Gumede, who recently had back problems and missed the previous week's show, scored the joint top score of the programme. The former Coronation Street actress and Reid were both awarded 39 out of a possible 40 points.