Strictly Come Dancing results: Who left the show in Week 10? Results revealed as contestant breaks dance-off record
The 10th couple to leave this year’s Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed after a close dance-off in which one couple broke a show record.
Actress Alex Kingston and her professional partner Johannes Radebe became the latest couple to be eliminated from the show after they ranked bottom of the leaderboard in Week 10.
During last night’s results show, they were up against EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal and her professional partner Julian Caillon, who performed in their fifth dance-off of the series. Balvinder & Julian also broke a show record, previously held by singer Jamelia in 2015, for surviving the highest number of dance-off battles and sparing themselves from elimination for the fifth time this series.
Alex and Johannes found themselves at risk after their cha-cha-cha to Ring My Bell by Anita Ward only scored 23 points on Saturday. Points from Saturday’s dances were combined with last week’s points as no one was eliminated in Blackpool Week, but it wasn’t enough to lift them off the bottom of the leaderboard.
Alex took to Instagram following her departure from the show, where she described her time on the show as a “dream come true”. The former Doctor Who star, who recently revealed she underwent a hysterectomy and radiation therapy after being diagnosed with womb cancer, said: “If you had told me a year ago while in the midst of radiotherapy that a year later I’d be on Strictly Come Dancing I wouldn’t have believed you!
“I’m so proud of everything Johannes and I have accomplished, and so grateful to my body for getting me this far. It was always my dream to get to dance with Jo Jo and dance we did!”
She also heaped praise on her partner, Johannes, saying: “Every day I have been blown away by your kindness, your elegance, and your ability to bring calm to every storm.
“You light up every room you walk into, my darling man! I cannot thank you enough for helping me find my steel balls and ‘exquisite’ legs!
“May your bag always be filled with mints, and your heart filled with joy and happiness. Love you so much.”
The remaining five couples will return to the Strictly dancefloor next week for the quarter-finals. Next week will see the return of Musicals Weeks, meaning that couples will be dancing to the biggest songs from the stage.
Following this week’s Instant Dance Challenge, the celebrities and their professional partners will also be taking part in a new dance challenge, the details of which are still to come.
Strictly Come Dancing returns to screens at 6.50pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday, December 6. The results show will follow on Sunday, December 7 at 7.45pm.