Fourth couple voted off Strictly as show reveals Halloween twist

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Daly, P. (2026, October 25). Fourth couple voted off Strictly as show reveals Halloween twist. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/strictly-come-dancing-bbc-fourth-couple-voted-off-b1302291.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-25 · by Patrick Daly

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In the latest episode of "Strictly Come Dancing," three couples were voted off, with Du Beke deciding to save Winstone and Gu over Wright-Phillips and Warr based on judges' scores and public votes. The lowest-scoring pairs this week were Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystal, who scored 19, and Love Island's Cach Mercer with Maddie Ingoldsby at 24. Delta Goodrem returned to score the first 10 of the series with Kai Widdrington, while Winter Olympian Tabby Stoecker achieved the highest score so far of 37 for her performance dedicated to her late father. The next live show will be a Halloween-themed special on October 31.

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Shaun Wright-Phillips and his professional dance partner Alexis Warr were voted off Strictly Come Dancing, becoming the fourth couple to leave the show. Despite scoring 25 points for their foxtrot on Saturday, they lost out in a dance-off to actress Jaime Winstone and her partner Carlos Gu. The judges’ scores and public votes combined determined that Wright-Phillips and Warr were among the bottom three couples, necessitating the dance-off. Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse voted to save Gu and Winstone, while head judge Shirley Ballas chose Wright-Phillips and Warr, leaving host Tess Daly with this week’s casting vote, which she used to keep Gu and Winstone on the show. The results show also introduced Strictly's first triple dance-off for next week's Halloween episode.

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“Both articles describe the exact same incident of Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr being voted off Strictly Come Dancing on October 25, 2026.”

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“The articles describe different outcomes; one reports no eliminations on 'Dedication Night', while the other describes a voting off of a couple.”

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“The articles describe different parts of the Strictly 2026 show: one focuses on scoring from a recent episode while the other discusses the elimination process and voting results.”

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“Article A discusses potential changes to the host lineup after one series, while Article B reports on a voting result and Halloween twist for an ongoing episode of Strictly.”

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Winstone PERSON · 3× Du Beke PERSON · 2× Shirley Ballas PERSON · 2× Warr PERSON · 2× Wright-Phillips PERSON · 2× Ariana Grande PERSON · 1× Chelsea ORG · 1× London GPE · 1× QPR ORG · 1× Stevie Wonder PERSON · 1×

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The pair ended up in the dance-off despite finishing above former Love Island star Cach Mercer and his professional partner Maddie Ingoldsby, who scored 24, and Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystal, who scored just 19 on Saturday. Robb and Przystal’s performance was singled out for criticism from Revel Horwood on Saturday, who said the soap star was “flat-footed and out of time”.

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🔮 The three couples with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes will dance again next week, before the judges will eliminate one pair.

2026-10-25 · Evening Standard

Fourth couple voted off Strictly as show reveals Halloween twist · assertive framing

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The three couples with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes will dance again next week, before the judges will eliminate one pair. asserted

judges → combine → pair

The results show saw Wright-Phillips – who played for London clubs Chelsea and QPR – and Warr reprise their jive to Faith by Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande and Winstone and Gu perform their foxtrot to Man I Need by Olivia Dean again. asserted

I → see → Dean

Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse voted to save Gu and Winstone, but head judge Shirley Ballas voted for Wright-Phillips and Warr, leaving Du Beke, who had this week’s casting vote, to decide who remained on the show. asserted

who → vote → show

Du Beke voted to save Winstone and Gu. asserted

Beke → vote → Winstone

star → end → time

This week’s live show also saw Australian singer Delta Goodrem return from her rib injury to score the first 10 of the series with her rumba to Celine Dion’s It’s All Coming Back To Me Now with professional partner Kai Widdrington, which scored 34. asserted

which → see → 34

Winter Olympic champion Tabby Stoecker topped the leaderboard on Saturday, following Goodrem by scoring two 10s for her couple’s choice dance to Stupid Song by Olivia Rodrigo, finishing with a total score of 37, the highest of the series so far. asserted

Stoecker → top → series

Her performance with professional partner Mark Karmalita was dedicated to her late father and she appeared emotional after the dance, with judge Shirley Ballas praising her as a “beautiful dancer” and calling the performance “absolutely exquisite”. asserted

Ballas → dedicate → performance

The results show also saw Spice Girls star Melanie C join the Strictly professional dancers for a fitness-inspired group dance. asserted

C → see → dance

The remaining couples will return to the dancefloor next week at 6.30pm on BBC One on Saturday, October 31, for Strictly’s Halloween special. asserted

couples → remain → special

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