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Strictly star Katya Jones ‘saved’ from cast cull after BBC ‘axes five professionals’

‘The bosses think she’s a legend,’ source said amid reported string of departures

The Independent UK

BBC bosses 'save Katya Jones following axing of top Strictly talent'

It would make Jones’ 10th year on the series - as other professional dancers have reportedly been cut

Evening Standard

Shirley Ballas sparks Strictly Come Dancing exit speculation after ‘landing new job’ in the US

The Head Judge once nearly quit ‘Strictly’ due to relentless trolling

The Independent UK

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Lewis Cope looks back: ‘I never got bullied for wearing a dress. My brothers did boxing!’

The Strictly star and Emmerdale actor on growing up with 13 siblings, holding on to hope between roles, and why he never got bullied for wearing a dress

The Guardian - UK

Strictly judge received misogynistic abuse after fan favourite was eliminated

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The Independent UK

Strictly judge Shirley Ballas says she was unfairly blamed for Lewis Cope elimination

Ballas says Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke don’t receive as much criticism as female judges

The Independent UK

Strictly makes announcement about former contestant just days before final

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The Independent UK

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Strictly Come Dancing has its 2025 finalists – but who will win the Glitterball trophy?

This year’s champion will be crowned in Saturday’s grand final, the last ever live episode to be hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing confirms star’s comeback just weeks after elimination

Lewis Cope, George Clarke, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Layton Williams are all confirmed for the upcoming live tour

The Independent UK

Lewis Cope among stars joining 2026 Strictly Come Dancing UK tour

The final four couples that will be joining the Strictly tour next year have been revealed.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Carney is a joy to watch – and deserves the Glitterball trophy

COMMENT: Lewis Cope’s elimination threw the competition wide open - and now, the former Lioness has proven she deserves to, win writes Rachel McGrath

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: semi-final results – as it happened

After the surviving four couples tackled two routines apiece, the semi-final results came in. But who would progress to the grand final? Who would face the year’s climactic dance-off? And who would fall at the last hurdle?

The Guardian - UK

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 judge issues message to Katya Jones after emotional elimination

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has issued a message of support to Katya Jones following her exit from the competition.

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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

Inside Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland’s comeback event — with tickets ranging from $500 to $26,000

The founder of Fyre Festival, a disastrously organised luxury music festival which saw guests stranded on an island in the Bahamas, has hosted a comeback party.

The Independent UK

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.

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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

Strictly’s Lewis Cope sent heartwarming video from elderly ‘nana’ after elimination

Strictly Come Dancing's Lewis Cope has been sent a touching video from his elderly “nana” following his elimination from the BBC competition alongside dancer Katya Jones.

The Independent UK

Lewis Cope emotionally praises Strictly partner Katya Jones

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The Independent UK

The sweet text Strictly’s Lewis Cope sent Katya Jones before every performance

Strictly Come Dancing's Katya Jones has revealed the sweet message Lewis Cope would send her before every performance.

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Strictly fans left saying the same thing after favourite is eliminated

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