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alex kingston Has become the 10th celebrity to leave strictly come dance After being sent home by the judges.
ER And am a doctor The star departed after an injury struggling through the cha-cha-cha – and the judges were left unimpressed by her second attempt in the dance off.
Kingston fought eastenders Actor Balwinder Sopalwhich narrowly Survived the final two for the fifth time This series after being saved by head judge Shirley Ballas this week.
Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse described the choice as “difficult”, but opted to save Sopal. Anton Du Beke The only one to save Kingston from elimination.
Kingston said she went further in the competition than she thought, telling host Tess Daly: “I never dreamed I’d last this long.”
She added, “This has been the most incredible journey for me. I feel so proud of myself because I’ve loved the process, you can tell by my smile.”
Kingston called his professional partner Johannes Radebe a lifelong friend, with Radebe saying: “I have never smiled more than I have in the last few weeks. Thank you for being a soldier. I will cherish the memories.”
He added, “As far as the dance goes, I think we’ve achieved what we wanted to achieve.”
Kingston’s exit means she misses next week’s quarter-finals, Musical Week, which will feature Sople, Lioness Karen Carney, YouTuber George Clarke, among others. emmerdale Star Lewis Cope and actor Amber Davis are battling to make the final episodes of the 2025 series.
BBC A brand new “High-Stakes Dance Challenge” was also teased following this week’s Instant Dance Challenge, which saw couples perform a 40-second improvised routine, Proved to be a hit among the audience,
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Earlier in the episode, Sople had predicted her place in the dance off with a humorous quip made by Du Beke while criticizing her performance.
This week’s scores were combined with scores collected during a special episode filmed in Blackpool last week. This was due to the fact that La Voix was forced to withdraw from the competition after suffering an injury.
Carney and Davies both achieved perfect scores of 40 with their latest performances, but it was Cope who was the first to score four 10s in Blackpool.
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