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Strictly Come Dancing live: Karen Carney and Carlos Gu burst into tears in emotional semi-final

All the live updates from semi-final of BBC dancing competition

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Amber Davies breaks silence after Lewis Cope backlash

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amber Davies has addressed the online backlash she has received following Lewis Cope’s elimination.

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones pays emotional tribute to ‘magnificent’ Lewis Cope after shock exit

Fans were left stunned when the pair were eliminated from the competition in Sunday night’s results show

The Independent UK

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Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman make confession about their final Strictly episode

Daly says that she genuinely hasn’t had time to think about her and Winkleman’s impending exit

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman says finale will be ’emotional’

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced last month they will be leaving the BBC dancing competition at the end of the year.

Evening Standard

Tearful Katya Jones blames herself for Lewis Cope’s Strictly elimination

A tearful Katya Jones has spoken of her upset at partner Lewis Cope’s shock Strictly Come Dancing elimination.

The Independent UK

Strictly viewers share concern for Katya Jones after Lewis Cope elimination

‘I’ve never seen her so upset,’ one fan wrote

The Independent UK

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Lewis Cope emotionally praises Strictly partner Katya Jones

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The Independent UK

Strictly star thanks professional partner for helping him ‘fall in love’

Lewis Cope was surprisingly eliminated on Saturday’s show despite being an early favourite in the series

The Independent UK

Lewis Cope says Strictly’s Katya Jones helped him ‘fall in love with life again’

Cope and Jones found themselves at the bottom of the Strictly leader board and subsequently lost the dance-off to Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin.

Evening Standard

Strictly fans left saying the same thing after favourite is eliminated

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The Independent UK

Strictly fans brand Lewis Cope’s exit a ‘travesty’ as old complaint resurfaces

Cope had become a firm favourite during his spell on the BBC reality series

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Lewis Cope ‘best celebrity male dancer show has ever had’ says shocked Katya Jones after show exit

Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya Jones praised her partner Lewis Cope as the “best male celebrity dancer show has ever had” following his shock exit from the competition.

The Independent UK

Strictly favourite Lewis Cope eliminated from show in tense dance-off

The star says competing has been ‘more than I could have ever wished for’

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Evening Standard

Strictly semi-finalists revealed after elimination during musicals week

Sunday’s results show featured a dance routine of Cell Block Tango from Chicago and a performance from the cast of musical Titanique.

Evening Standard

Amber Davies receives perfect score during musicals week on Strictly

The reality TV and West End star top the leaderboard with 40 points.

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from Musicals Week 2025

There were tears, physicality and a perfect score on an emotionally charged Musicals Week

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 – live: Amber Davies lands perfect score in Musicals Week

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Alex Kingston eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after ‘difficult’ dance off

Judges were split over latest decision on BBC competition

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s chaotic Instant Dance challenge deserves to be a permanent fixture

COMMENT: Strictly Come Dancing bosses made the rare move of trying something new on Saturday night - and it worked, writes Rachel McGrath

Evening Standard

Lewis Cope tops Strictly leader board and wins first Instant Dance challenge

Saturday night was eventful in the Strictly studios after the BBC dance competition introduced a new challenge.

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week 10 of the competition

Which couples will end up securing a spot in the quarter finals?

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing crowns first ever winners of Instant Dance challenge

Couples faced the high pressure test for the first time in the competition’s history

The Independent UK

Amber Davies on how Strictly has made her realise she needs to kinder to herself

Strictly Come Dancing star Amber Davies has said she needs to be “kinder” to herself as she takes a look back on her journey throughout the show.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing stars ‘grateful’ they have made it to Blackpool special

Reality TV star Amber Davies and EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal both said they were ‘grateful’ to still be in the competition.

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