CBBC actor Ellie Goldstein has become the fifth celebrity to be eliminated from the 2025 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
The 23-year-old model, who is the first contestant with Down’s syndrome to take part on the main series of the show, was ousted from the competition alongside her professional partner Vito Coppola.
The pair faced EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon in the dreaded dance off. As is mandatory, both couples performed their routines from Saturday’s show again, with Goldstein and Coppola dancing a Tango to Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” and Sopal and Caillon dancing the Rumba to “Stay” by pop duo Shakespears Sister.
The judges opted to save Sopal and Caillon, who scored 28 points for their routine on Saturday, while Goldstein and Coppola scored 27 points.
Coppola told Goldstein: “Honestly, there are no words I can use to describe how proud I am of you, and you did really change my life so much.
“You made me such a better person. At the beginning of this year, I said to myself ‘Please, please, please can you send me a beautiful angel into my life?’ And now you [have] arrived.”
He continued: “I've never had a little sister but I always wanted one. Now, I have you and you're my little sister forever, and your big brother is always by your side.”
Asked about dancing with Coppola, Goldstein said: “I've enjoyed it so much! He is a kind person and all I wanted from day one. You have been so heartwarming, thank you to you [Coppola].”
The pair will appear on Strictly’s sister show It Takes Two this Monday, 3 November to discuss their time on the show and reflect on their journey together.
Goldstein follows in the footsteps of former Chelsea footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, rugby player Chris Robshaw, TV star Ross King and former Apprentice contestant Thomas Skinner as the first celebrities eliminated from the 2025 series.
Sunday's results show also featured a performance from singer and Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns, who sang How to Be Human alongside choreography from dancers Michelle Tsiakkas and Nancy Xu.
Strictly’s professional dancers also performed a Monsters’ Ball group dance during the show to continue on Saturday Night’s spooky theme.
The remaining nine couples will return to the ballroom on Saturday, 8 November a 6.25pm, with the results show on Sunday, 9 November at 7.10pm.
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