Strictly’s Katya Jones pays tribute to ‘fantastic’ Lewis Cope after shock exit

strictly come dance professional Katya Jones has paid tribute to his partner Lewis CopeLabeled him “the best male contestant to ever grace the streets” [the] strictly dance floor”.

The pair, who were favorites to win the 2025 series, unexpectedly eliminated from the competition After being eliminated in the dance-off against Amber Davis and Nikita Kuzmin on Sunday night (December 7).

In a post dedicated to “my brilliant Lewis Cope”, Jones reflected on her journey in the competition, writing: “You set my little dancing soul on fire […] This feeling is so precious, it is worth every pain I am feeling now.

“It’s not often we meet people who are truly extraordinary, rare people, people who seem to be made from a different cloth. But you are one of them,” she said. “You are made of magic. Your inner light shines so bright that we all can’t touch it. Your talent is unmatched. You are destined to become something extraordinary. And I look forward to being your biggest cheerleader when that happens.”

Considering Why Cope Should Be Considered the Best Male Celebrity strictly The ballroom has ever seen, he wrote: “The first 10, the first 40 of the season, the best first 40 in history. strictly (shared), winner of the first Instant Dance Challenge, on top in Blackpool.

“And [you] Jones continued, “You have left us a catalog of dances that future generations will look back on as some of the greatest ever danced. I consider myself the luckiest girl in the world to have been chosen to work with you.” I loved dancing with you. Oh, how I loved dancing with you!

Concluding the post, she wrote, “I wanted it to be all this and more for Lewis. Receiving so much love and appreciation from everyone made me realize that he doesn’t need a trophy to win the hearts of the nation. And I know we will keep dancing.”

After he and Cope left the competition on Sunday night’s quarter-final results show, Jones told fans on Instagram: “My heart is broken and it’s going to take some time to heal. “So before I write a big deep post – I’m going to take a minute to digest and breathe.”

The pair then appeared on Tuesday’s episode (December 9) of the spin-off show it takes twoWhere? The professional dancer burst into tears and blamed himself for their elimination“Looking back, I can’t help but think about how I could have done things differently and made it better for him,” she said, as Cope put his arm around her partner reassuringly, He told her, “You did everything very well,”

Jones also claimed that she was under more pressure to perform high-quality dances than other celebrities, saying: “We were in a tough position. I think we were expected to deliver this almost perfect show-stopping routine every Saturday, which you did. I don’t know how, but you did.”

Cope interjected: “Because of you.”

show latest results Presented one of the most shocking moments of the series As it was revealed that Cope and Davis, who had Scored a perfect 40 for CharlestonWere in the bottom two at Musical Week.

After both celebrities performed again, the judges had to decide who should stay in the competition – and everyone chose to save Davis.

four left strictly The pairs will compete for a place in the Grand Final in the upcoming final live show of the series. The semi-finalists are former Love Islander Davis, former England player Karen Carney, social media star George Clarke and. eastenders actor Balvinder Sopal.

strictly come dance Will air on Saturday (December 13) at 6.35 pm.