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Strictly fans ‘gutted’ and ‘heartbroken’ over Vicky Pattison elimination

Reality star, visibly anxious during the show, was praised for how much she had managed to improve from the first week of the competition

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Vicky Pattison responds to Shirley Ballas comment after tearful show exit

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky Pattison responded to judge Shirley Ballas’s comments regarding her nerves, as the reality star exited the show.

The Independent UK

Vicky Pattison becomes the seventh celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing

Star topped the leaderboard last week but received low marks for Saturday night’s jive

The Independent UK

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Strictly Come Dancing star eliminated from competition on their birthday

Sunday’s results show also featured a routine from the professionals and street dance troupe Diversity.

Evening Standard

Vicky Pattison tops Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with ‘dance of the night’

The former Geordie Shore star, 37, and professional dancer Kai Widdrington scored 39 points for their Tango to Taylor Swift’s The Fate Of Ophelia.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing’s Balvinder Sopal admits she ‘lost a part’ of herself after beloved mum’s death

‘EastEnders’ star became emotional as she discussed the impact of losing her ‘biggest cheerleader’

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week seven of BBC series

The judges have weighed in on the contestants’ performances

The Independent UK

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Strictly Come Dancing’s Balvinder Sopal dedicates special routine to mother after sudden death

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Balvinder Sopal opened up about the sudden death of her mother prior to the competition as she performed a special dance in her memory.

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: week seven results – as it happened

Vicky Pattison’s fierce tango topped the scores, while Balvinder Sopal brought Bollywood flavour to the ballroom. La Voix was bottom of the leaderboard after a flop foxtrot. But who would bow out at the contest’s midway mark?

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing latest: Vicky Pattison tops leaderboard for first time

Balvinder Sopal also wowed after surviving dance-off once again

The Independent UK

Strictly viewers react to Ellie Goldstein’s exit: ‘She should be proud’

Contestant had been partnered with Vito Coppola

The Independent UK

Ellie Goldstein becomes fifth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

‘I've enjoyed it so much says CBBC actor following exit

The Independent UK

Fifth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Halloween week

Also on Saturday’s show, Lewis Cope and professional dancer Katya Jones clinched the first perfect score of the series.

Evening Standard

Strictly viewers make same complaint about ‘questionable’ scores during Icons Week

‘How can the couples improve and get better if the judges can't agree on how good the dances are?’ asks one fan

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Strictly Come Dancing fans decry Balvinder Sopal’s ‘ridiculous’ lack of support

‘EastEnders’ actor was placed in the bottom two for a second week in a row

Evening Standard

Third celebrity booted off Strictly Come Dancing following dance-off

There are 12 couples still in contention.

The Independent UK

Chris Robshaw becomes third contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

‘EastEnders’ star Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon faced the dreaded dance-off for a second week running

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Balvinder Sopal breaks silence on bottom two result after Shirley Ballas ‘footwork’ criticism

Strictly Come Dancing star Balvinder Sopal has said that she and partner Julian Callon were “really calm” during the dance-off after they received criticism from Shirley Ballas.

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Evening Standard

Not ‘enough words’ to express gratitude for being on Strictly says Ross King

Ross was the second contestant to leave Strictly after losing the dance-off on Sunday night against Balvinder Sopal and her partner, Julian Caillon.

Evening Standard

Second contestant eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The remaining 13 couples will return to the Strictly dancefloor next week.

The Independent UK

Ross King becomes second contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing

TV star follows Thomas Skinner off the dancefloor

The Independent UK

Strictly fans left furious after surprise star ends up in dance off: ‘Completely undeserved’

Viewers have branded result ‘shocking’

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Emmerdale’s Lewis Cope tops leaderboard with perfect 10

Lewis Cope and his professional partner Katya Jones scored 37 for their Paso Double to The Plaza of Execution from the film The Mask of Zorro

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week four of BBC series

What judges thought of this week’s performances

The Independent UK

Coronation Street bags biggest prize at 2025 Inside Soap awards

Coronation Street scooped up the same award last year too

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