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retired rugby player chris robshaw has been removed from strictly come dancemaking him 3rd contestant will be voted out BBC Ballroom Show.
Former England rugby union captain Robshaw and his Professional partner Nadia Bychkova was eliminated from the competition After a tense dance-off against
Both couples performed their routine saturday night showRobshaw and Bychkova danced salsa to Ricky Martin’s “Maria” and Sopal and Calón performed a paso doble to Rodrigo y Gabriela’s “Diablo Rojo”.
judge Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas both voted to save Robshaw and Bychkova, but Craig Revel HorwoodThis week’s judge with the deciding vote decided to save Sople and Calon along with judge Motsi Mabuse, meaning it was Robshaw who would leave the competition.
summary of his time strictlyRobshaw told host Tess Daly that the show had given her confidence.
“For me, coming into this journey, I had no confidence. Having said that, I had world-class quality on the dancefloor today, even though we have to go home, it’s amazing to hear so thank you so much. It’s given me so much confidence,” he said.
“To my partner Nadia, I’m sorry. But it’s been an amazing journey, she’s been a fantastic teacher, I’ve grown a lot, and it’s been a great journey – so thank you.”
Bychkova praised her celebrity counterpart, saying: “Sometimes on this show you win by having glitter, but I think this year I win just by having you as my partner.”

The pair received a score of 24 for their salsa during Saturday Night Live shows, placing them in second place on the leaderboard. While the score was low, the judges praised Robshaw for his improvement throughout the series, with Ballas telling Robshaw that his “lifts were champion level” and Du Beke calling it his “best dance ever”.

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Follows in Robshaw’s footsteps TV star Ross King – best known from LORRAINE And good morning britain – who was eliminated from last week’s competition, and Divisive internet personality Thomas SkinnerWho was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the 2025 series.

watched the saturday night show Is Stars Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe top the leaderboard with their rumba to “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman. This routine received high praise from Ballas, who gave the routine a standing ovation – and even Got up from her chair to hug KingstonThe pair scored 36 points out of a possible 40, with Ballas awarded the second 10 paddle of the series. emmerdale star Lewis Cope and professional partner Katya Jones Nat King was two points behind, scoring 34, for the foxtrot to “Love” by Cole.
Models Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola also wowed the judges with their couple’s choice of “Golden” performed by HUNTR/X, a celebration of Goldstein herself and her unprecedented accomplishments in life so far. The duo was given 31 points, with Du Beke calling Goldstein “amazing”, while Ravel Horwood said: “OMG darling, don’t let your energy get ahead of the beat but what a display of self-expression”.
The remaining 12 couples will return to the dance floor on Saturday 25 October for Icons Week, with each celebrity performing as a music icon.