Fourth couple booted off Strictly Come Dancing following dance-off

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, October 25). Fourth couple booted off Strictly Come Dancing following dance-off. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/shaun-wrightphillips-shirley-ballas-bbc-jaime-winstone-delta-goodrem-b1302293.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-25 · by Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after losing a dance-off to Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu, despite scoring equally high marks in their performances. This week marked the first triple dance-off of the series, with three couples facing elimination next week based on judges' scores and public votes. The episode also featured Delta Goodrem’s return and Tabby Stoecker’s record-breaking score, as well as a special appearance by Melanie C.
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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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Australian BBC England Strictly Wright-Phillips

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Winstone PERSON · 3× Du Beke PERSON · 2× Shirley Ballas PERSON · 2× Warr PERSON · 2× Wright-Phillips PERSON · 2× Alexis Warr PERSON · 1× Carlos Gu PERSON · 1× England GPE · 1× Jaime Winstone PERSON · 1× Shaun Wright-Phillips PERSON · 1×

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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”.
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🔮 Sunday’s results show also saw the surprise announcement of Strictly’s first triple dance-off, which will take place during next week’s Halloween episode.
2026-10-25 · Evening Standard
Fourth couple booted off Strictly Come Dancing following dance-off · assertive framing

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Former England footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and his professional dance partner Alexis Warr have become the fourth couple to leave Strictly Come Dancing. asserted
Phillips → become → Dancing
The pair lost out in the dance-off to actress Jaime Winstone and her partner Carlos Gu, who finished in the bottom two after the public vote despite scoring 25 for their dance on Saturday’s episode of the BBC dancing show. asserted
who → lose → show
Sunday’s results show also saw the surprise announcement of Strictly’s first triple dance-off, which will take place during next week’s Halloween episode. asserted
which → see → episode
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
Strictly will return to a two-couple dance-off for the rest of the series. asserted
Strictly → return → series
The results show saw Wright-Phillips 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
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. asserted
who → end → 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”. asserted
star → single → 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
Read More All episodes of the 2026 series so far are available to stream on BBC iPlayer. asserted
episodes → read → iPlayer
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