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Third couple eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Icons Week

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Feric, C. (2026, October 18). Third couple eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Icons Week. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/shirley-ballas-sarah-storey-nancy-xu-dolly-parton-shania-twain-b1301375.html

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During Icons Week of Strictly Come Dancing, two couples faced elimination after their performances. The Paralympic legend and her partner Julian Caillon were eliminated following a tango to Shania Twain’s “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” despite receiving praise from the head judge for their attitude and character. Meanwhile, House Of The Dragon star Bethany Antonia and her partner Nancy Xu scored 27 points with their cha-cha to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” but were saved by judges’ votes, allowing them to continue in the competition.

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As of October 18, 2026, Dame Sarah and her partner Julian Caillon were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Icons Week. Despite receiving praise for their "attitude, character and dramatics," they scored low enough that the public vote led to a dance-off, which Dame Sarah lost. Meanwhile, Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu, scoring 27 points for their cha cha routine, also faced elimination but were saved by the judges' votes. The competition now has 12 couples remaining, with Australian singer Delta Goodrem set to return next week after a bye due to injury.

Written for “Strictly Come Dancing Icons Week Elimination” on 2026-10-18, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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Strictly 2026: Which couple has been eliminated after Icons Week dance-off? same event · 100%

Evening Standard · 0.96 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe the exact same elimination of a couple during Icons Week in Strictly 2026, including identical details about the dance performance and judges' comments.”

Strictly 2026: Who topped the leaderboard after Icons Week live show? different event · 95%

Evening Standard

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“Article A discusses the leaderboard results and scores of contestants after Icons Week, while Article B focuses on the elimination of a specific couple during that week's dance-off.”

Dani Dyer impresses during Strictly icons week with ‘beautiful’ rumba different event · 85%

Evening Standard

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“Article A describes Dani Dyer's performance, while Article B discusses eliminations in Icons Week.”

Strictly Come Dancing 2026: Who is favourite to win in Icons Week? different event · 30%

Evening Standard

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“The articles describe different elimination events; one mentions an elimination between Walters and Skorjanec versus Shaun Wright-Phillips, while the other discusses Paralympic legend and Bethany Antonia.”

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Carla Feric

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🔮 The remaining 12 couples will take to the dancefloor next week, with Australian singer Delta Goodrem set to make a return after receiving a bye this week due to an injury.

2026-10-18 · assertive framing · Third couple eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Icons Week

🔮 Speaking to the Press Association news agency ahead of the film’s UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, Eisenberg said: “The movie is about a very shy woman who finds her family and her home and her voice in the world of musical theatre – but it could have been anything.

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🔮 “We don’t do impressions to each other – or if we did, we would never argue over that.

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🔮 “We don’t do impressions to each other – or if we did, we would never argue over that.

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🔮 Big Brother presenter Will Best and Dianne Buswell ended the show with a jive to Crocodile Rock by Sir Elton – which earned them 31 points.

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🔮 It was announced that Delta Goodrem is injured and has received a bye to next week, when it is hoped she and Kai Widdrington will dance again.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · Dani Dyer impresses during Strictly icons week with ‘beautiful’ rumba

🔮 “There are so many people in my life, friends and people that I’ve worked with that I wouldn’t have been able to do this without.

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Strictly 2026: Which couple has been eliminated after Icons Week dance-off? asserted

couple → eliminate → off

The Paralympic legend, 48, and her professional partner Julian Caillon were sent packing from the BBC One competition after their tango to Shania Twain’s That Don’t Impress Me Much failed to win over the judges. asserted

That → send → judges

The head judge praised their “attitude, character and dramatics”, describing them as “a very good start”. House Of The Dragon star Bethany Antonia and her partner Nancy Xu were also left fighting for their place after scoring 27 points for their cha cha to Aretha Franklin’s Respect. Despite finishing third from the bottom of the leaderboard, the pair landed in the dance-off once the public vote was added. asserted

vote → praise → off

Both couples took to the dancefloor again in a last-ditch bid to impress the panel, but it was Dame Sarah whose Strictly journey came to an end. asserted

journey → take → end

Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all voted to save Antonia, meaning Ballas did not have to cast her deciding vote. The results show also featured a performance from the professional dancers paying tribute to Madonna, reflecting the many different eras of her career. asserted

show → vote → career

It also included a routine dedicated to the late Dolly Parton, who died in August at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. asserted

who → include → cancer

Read More Country singer Belles, who recorded a duet with Parton earlier this year, sang the hit song Jolene while Amy Dowden and Kai Widdrington danced. asserted

Dowden → read → song

The remaining 12 couples will take to the dancefloor next week, with Australian singer Delta Goodrem set to make a return after receiving a bye this week due to an injury. asserted

Goodrem → remain → injury

Strictly Come Dancing returns at 6.30pm next Saturday on BBC One. asserted

Dancing → return → BBC

Third couple eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Icons Week

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