Strictly 2026 results: Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon are the third couple to be voted out after their Tango fails to impress the judges

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Kemp, O., Bullen, C., & Murray, K. (2026, October 19). Strictly 2026 results: Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon are the third couple to be voted out after their Tango fails to impress the judges. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16218781/Strictly-2026-results-Dame-Sarah-Storey-Julian-Caillon-couple-voted-Tango-fails-impress-judges.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-19 · by Olivia Kemp, Codie Bullen, Kirsten Murray

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Dame Sarah Storey, Britain’s most successful Paralympian with 30 medals including 19 golds, was voted off Strictly Come Dancing after her and partner Julian Caillon scored just 21 points for their Tango. Despite praise from the judges, they were eliminated during the fourth week of competition in a dance-off that saved House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu. Storey expressed pride in her brief time on the show, praising Caillon's teaching abilities and dedication.
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On 2026-10-18, Dame Sarah Storey and her partner Julian Caillon were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Icons Week. The couple's tango performance scored only 21 points, placing them at the bottom of the leaderboard. Despite praise from the head judge for their "attitude, character, and dramatics," they lost in a dance-off to House Of The Dragon star Bethany Antonia and her partner Nancy Xu. After receiving low scores and public vote results, Dame Sarah's Strictly journey ended despite efforts by judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke to save Bethany Antonia instead. Julian Caillon is in his second year on the show as a professional dancer. The Paralympic legend, 48 years old with 30 Paralympic medals including 19 golds, expressed gratitude for her experience.

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“Both articles describe Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon being eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after their tango performance on Icons Week.”
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“Both articles describe the elimination of Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon from Strictly Come Dancing during Icons Week on October 18, 2026.”
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“While both articles discuss the same episode of Strictly Come Dancing in 2026, Article A describes the leaderboard and scores from the live show, while Article B reports on Dame Sarah Storey being voted off after that episode.”
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Olivia Kemp
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 you always believed that I could do something better and every Saturday I always did the very best dance of the week and I got to do it twice tonight which was amazing.'
Also by Olivia Kemp
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
Codie Bullen
7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 you always believed that I could do something better and every Saturday I always did the very best dance of the week and I got to do it twice tonight which was amazing.'
🔮 Now, the BBC has said that those currently on secondment will not be involved in publishing news or content while the review is under way.
🔮 A lot of them just couldn't hack it, I'm not sure what they thought they were signing up to.
🔮 When Claudia Winkleman swore in Richard E. Grant and Maya Jama as Traitors, they formally took an oath and pledged to commit deception.
🔮 She added that someone with ‘emotional intelligence’ would be the most attractive to her.
🔮 And Miranda Hart has admitted that taking part in Celebrity Traitors will be ‘challenging on her body’, as she continues to live with the 'invisible' effects of ME.
Also by Codie Bullen
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Kirsten Murray
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 you always believed that I could do something better and every Saturday I always did the very best dance of the week and I got to do it twice tonight which was amazing.'
🔮 I would never have known that I had high cholesterol but I wanted to get pregnant, and I was a very anxious first time mother.
🔮 As the new series kicked off it was Maya Jama and Richard E Grant that host Claudia Winkleman picked to be her Traitors. However Ross clearly couldn't relax as he accused both Bella Ramsey and Leigh-Anne Pinnock of murdering him in plain sight.
🔮 Early in the show as Moyin explained he would be using miso in his cookies, Paul remarked: 'It’s unusual to use miso in cookies,' before Nigella hit back: 'No it isn’t the young people are doing it a lot.'
Also by Kirsten Murray
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BBC Britain Paralympian Paralympic Tango

Subjects

BBC ORG · 3× Sarah PERSON · 3× Australian NORP · 2× Bethany Antonia PERSON · 2× Britain GPE · 2× Dame Sarah Storey PERSON · 2× Dame Storey PERSON · 2× Julian Caillon PERSON · 2× Nancy Xu PERSON · 2× Paralympian NORP · 2×

Narrative

Dame Sarah Storey has become the latest celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing Dame Storey, Britain’s most successful Paralympian with 30 Paralympic medals, including 19 golds, was partnered with professional dancer Julian Caillon, who is in his second year on the BBC show '
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
🔮 you always believed that I could do something better and every Saturday I always did the very best dance of the week and I got to do it twice tonight which was amazing.'

Claims (30 extracted, 1 hedged)

Dame Sarah Storey has become the latest celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing. asserted
Storey → become → Dancing
The judges all chose to save House Of The Dragon star Bethany Antonia and her partner Nancy Xu in the dance-off during last night’s show. asserted
judges → choose → show
Dame Storey, Britain’s most successful Paralympian with 30 Paralympic medals, including 19 golds, was partnered with professional dancer Julian Caillon, who is in his second year on the BBC show. asserted
who → include → show
Despite being praised by the judges for their ‘attitude, character and dramatics’, the pair found themselves at the bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday, scoring just 21 points for their Tango. asserted
pair → praise → Tango
Viewers were also quick to question the song choice, with some blaming Shania Twain’s That Don’t Impress Me Much for the couple’s struggles. asserted
That → question → struggles
Sad to be leaving the competition, Sarah said: 'Well I obviously have had the most amazing teacher which has been the biggest blessing. asserted
which → leave → teacher
Dame Sarah Storey has become the latest celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing Dame Storey, Britain’s most successful Paralympian with 30 Paralympic medals, including 19 golds, was partnered with professional dancer Julian Caillon, who is in his second year on the BBC show ' asserted
who → become → show
I am really proud to have had a few weeks learning from this incredible chap and I've enjoyed every minute.' asserted
I → have → minute
Her partner Julian praised the star as he said: 'Look committed is the perfect word, once you get to know Sarah you understand why she is the GOAT. asserted
she → praise → Sarah
She is so hard working, so dedicated. asserted
She → work → ?
She is tough on herself because she expects the best because she is the best. asserted
she → expect → best
I am so impressed by your work ethic, I've had an absolute blast and I am so glad you got to do that because you are amazing and you can dance. asserted
you → have → that
I need you to know that. asserted
you → need → that
You can dance.' asserted
You → dance → ?
Sarah added: 'Thank you for dealing with my perfectionism... asserted
Sarah → add → perfectionism
you always believed that I could do something better and every Saturday I always did the very best dance of the week and I got to do it twice tonight which was amazing.' uncertain
which → believe → it
The elimination came during the fourth week of the competition, with the remaining couples taking to the dancefloor for Icons Week and performing to hits by musical greats including Elton John, Shania Twain, ABBA and Adele. asserted
couples → come → John
Delta Goodrem, 41, did not perform after suffering a rib injury. asserted
Goodrem → perform → injury
The Australian singer and her partner Kai Widdrington, 31, received a bye and hope to return next weekend. asserted
singer → receive → bye
Earlier in the week, Caillon, 31, told the Daily Mail about never taking to the dance floor without his ‘lucky’ grey pants But the professional dancer’s trusty ‘lucky’ pants failed to save him from an early exit. asserted
pants → tell → exit
The judges all chose to save House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia and her partner Nancy Xu in the dance-off during last night’s show She told her professional partner: 'I am really proud to have had a few weeks learning from this incredible chap and I've enjoyed every minute' asserted
I → choose → minute
‘They’re just these grey trunks from Colombia. asserted
They → ’re → Colombia
They’re nice and comfortable in all the right bits and hold everything in all the right places,’ the Australian told the Daily Mail. asserted
Australian → ’re → Mail
‘They’ve not let me down yet, so I’ll keep wearing them.’ asserted
I → let → them
Elsewhere, Storey, 48, revealed that she has been approached by BBC bosses to appear on Strictly ‘every year or so’ since 2012, but repeatedly turned it down. asserted
she → reveal → it
She said: ‘My children were little. asserted
children → say → ?
I always had races in the autumn and I always wanted to be able to give 100 per cent. asserted
I → have → cent
‘I’m really glad I waited because it’s the best thing you can do, but you need to be here 100 per cent. asserted
you → ’m → ?
You can’t be halfway doing something else.’ asserted
You → do → something
The athlete, who retired from the elite sport in July, shares Louisa, 13, and Charlie, nine, with her husband Barney Storey, 49, himself a three-time Paralympic cycling champion. asserted
who → retire → husband
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