Strictly Come Dancing fans were left stunned after the latest celebrity to be voted off. The leaderboard was flipped on its head as the public voted for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley and Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzman to face the dance off.
And it was sadness for Jimmy and Lauren, as the devastated pair were shown the exit on Icons Week. Despite the public's low votes for the couple, it didn't stop fans online for being gobsmacked at the decision.
One user on X, formerly known as Twitter said: "Jimmy is what Strictly is meant to be about, a celebrity with little or no professional dancing living in the moment and enjoying the competition Such a shame Jimmy & Lauren were eliminated this early as they were so good."
Last night's live show marked the first time Tess and Claudia have returned to the ballroom since the shock news that they had decided to step down as show hosts at the end of this series. The pair, who have decided to “pass on the sparkly baton”, have been fronting the programme together for 14 years – while Tess has been hosting since the show’s conception 21 years ago, as she first presented alongside Sir Bruce Forsyth, before Claudia filled his shoes in 2014.
Jimmy's touching message after devastating exit
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink shared an emotional message in the immediate aftermath of his Strictly exit.
The former footballer took to social media to share his touching words and reveal he had been suffering from illness shortly before this week's performance.
He also confessed to being "honestly so proud of what Lauren and I managed to achieve".
Amber breaks silence after tense dance-off
Despite West End star Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin being joint second on the leaderboard with 33 points, they faced a dance-off to save their spot in Strictly.
Thankfully for the pair, the judges opted to send Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley packing instead. And Amber has had her say on the tense moment.
On Instagram, Amber called it a "gut wrenching evening in the dance off".
She also told her fans: "If you voted for us really really thank you, I guess this week we aim for a come back week?! @nikita__kuzmin thank you for holding my extremely shaky hands extra tight."
Jimmy gives emotional speech
In a touching speech after being voted off, Jimmy said he never expected to enjoy the show so much.
“I can only say thank you very much for letting me have this experience and to my daughters for pushing me to come here and do this. I never expected that I would enjoy it this much. The people behind the scenes, from the wardrobe people to the hairdressers to the make-up people, are absolutely magnificent – thank you very much.
He also had a sweet message for Lauren: "This experience is going to live with me forever. Most importantly, [to Lauren] this girl, she is just absolutely incredible. She has been absolutely amazing with me. You are a diamond,” he told her.
Jimmy and Lauren are gone!
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley became the latest pair to leave Strictly.
Craig Revel Horwood voted to save Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzman, as did Motsi Mabusi.
After calling both couple's 'amazing' Shirley Ballas judged that Amber and Nikita were worthy of staying too, securing their spot on the dancefloor.
The final public results are in...
Jimmy and Lauren and Amber and Nikita are this week's bottom two!
The pairs must dance again!
Fans in tears over emotional Rachel Zegler performance
Wow. Rachel Zegler just gave a stunning performance of Don't Cry For Me Argentina.
The beautiful rendition set fans at home off as they revealed their tearful response online. One Twitter/X user wrote: "SHES SO GOOD IM CRYING I LOVE RACHEL ZEGLER LIKE MY MOTHER #Strictly"
'Why haven't they?!'
Strictly fans have been blown away by Rachel Zegler's Rendition of Don't Cry For Me Argentina from Evita. Sharing their thoughts on social media, one said: "Why haven't they put Rachel on the Strictly balcony?" A second added: "Rachel Ziegler is bloody phenomenal #StrictlyComeDancing."
"Why is Rachel Zegler not on that f**ka** balcony," said a third. Meanwhile, a fourth penned: "Rachel Zegler singing Don't Cry For Me Argentina will never get old. Absolutely mesmerising. #StrictlyComeDancing."
Who's next to be safe?
The votes are in...
- Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe
- Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola
- Lewis Cope and Katya Jones
It's Britney....
The pro dancers transformed in their own iconic way as they put on a performance to remember to a Britney Spears medley.
The crowd went wild for every song change as the professional dancers didn't put a foot wrong with a stunning performance.
Karen shows off secret talent
After showing her skills on the football pitch, Karen has wowed on the dancefloor.
And now, the sports star revealed another talent - playing the drums. Karen got behind the drum set of the Strictly band to show her skills - but swiftly apologised for "butchering" them.
Karen and Carlos make it through
The former Lioness is the third famous face to be saved by the public.
Geordie dream continues
Vicky Pattison is the second celeb safe from the vote!
Balvinder Sopal's future decided
Balvinder Sopal is safe!
Icons Week results on the way!
It's time - the latest Strictly results are soon to be announced.
The latest batch of celebs took to the stage to strut their stuff as their favourite stars. And it's now time for the vote to reveal who has hit the dancefloor for the final time.
From Prince to Usher, Dolly Parton to Cheryl Tweedy, the famous faces gave it their all - and a number of them even received special messages from their idols.
Current contestant rules out hosting duties
One of the current batch of celebs strutting their stuff on the dance floor has all but ruled out a future role as presenter of Strictly.
After Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman revealed they are stepping down at the end of the current series, speculation quickly surrounded several names.
But one of the current contestants rumoured to be in the mix has tried to distance themselves from the situation - unless a change is made.
Read more here.
Strictly 2026's first contestant 'revealed'
Vicky Pattision has seemingly revealed the first contestant for next year's Strictly - and it's not a huge surprise.
After watching her close pal exit through injury before stepping onto the dancefloor this year, Vicky has stated Dani Dyer will return to centre stage.
As Dani shared her love for her Geordie mate on Saturday, Vicky was quick to let slip the potential news. Vicky replied to the former Love Islander: "I love you so much mate, my girl!!! I will be front row every week next year watching you SMASH IT"
Strictly fans stunned by leaked exit news
'Say it isn't so' is the online reaction after the latest Strictly spoiler.
Fans who couldn't wait for tonight's show to find out who is leaving the dance contest scoured social media for the answer. And upon finding it, many were less than impressed.
"The #StrictlySpoiler is infuriating this week. Absolute shocker of a result," wrote one fan on Twitter/X.
Fans heartbroken as George Clarke decides to apologise
George Clarke and Alexis Warr found themselves at the bottom of the leader board after scoring just 27 for their Jive to Harry Styles hit As It Was. In a backstage video, the TikTok star told his professional partner: "I had fun until I did things wrong." She told him to stop it but her and continued: "I just apoloigse for not doing your choreo and your effort."
Upon seeing this, one fan said: "This breaks my heart man. the way he said sorry to alexis too, I hope he knows we're proud of him," and another joked: "The judges need to be careful, they’ll be a swarm of George’s fangirls with pitchforks if they keep underscoring him like this!"
Shortly after the programme came off air, George took to Instagram where he wrote: "Gonna need all the votes I can get after that disasterclass..."
Strictly Come Dancing legend reacts to 'dance of the night' as she praises 'perfect' star
Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle on the Yorkshire-based soap, did not hold back when naming her highlight of the evening. The TV star, who competed on Strictly in 2012, was very impressed with Vicky Pattison's routine that was set to Cheryl track Fight For This Love.
She said: "Dance of the night so far! the real joy of Vicky Pattison is her putre natural joy both on and off the dance floor - Vicky is perfect by NOT being perfect. Name me one girl from the North (including myself) who doesn't want to dress up as our Northern Queen @cherylofficail! 'Fight for EVERYTHING babes!!!'"
Vicky Pattison moves fans to tears with Cheryl Tweedy routine
Fans rejoiced when Vicky performed dressed as Cheryl and was then surprised with a video message from the pop star herself. It was enough to move some viewers to tears, with one writing on social media: "Cheryl’s message on #strictly [crying emoji," and another said: "Well Vicki made me cry tonight. Dancing Cheryl, her idol’s dance. That was fab [red heart emoji]"
Fans call for La Voix to become Strictly Come Dancing's next presenter
Ever since Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced their decision to step down as presenters of Strictly Come Dancing, speculation has been rife on their replacements, with established stars such as Roman Kemp and Holly Willoughby amongst the favourites. But in a moment that had fans in stitches, La Voix took over hosting duties for a split-second mid show and now viewers have called for her to have the top job.
One said: "La Voix for #Strictly presenter! #Strictly #Strictlycomedancing #scd," and another said: "La Voix is hilarious, too funny, entertaining and so quick witted, sarcastic, charismatic with the humour and comebacks!"
A third added: "Hear me out #Strictly but actually I love the idea of La Voix presenting Strictly every week. I absolutely love her!"
TikTok star George Clarke begs for votes after 'disaster' of a performance
YouTube and TikTok star George Clarke was less-than-impressed with his score of 27, which left him and Alexis Warr at the bottom of the leader board. He had dressed Harry Styles to do the Jive to As It Was, but Craig Revel Horwood said it had a"all went horribly wrong." Shortly after the programme came off air, George took to Instagram where he wrote: "Gonna need all the votes I can get after that disasterclass..."
Lewis and Katya come out on top!
This week, Emmerdale star Lewis and Katya came out on top with a score of 34 whilst George and Alexis landed in last place with 27. Tomorrow, the judge with the casting vote in the dance-off will be Anton Du Beke.
Lewis and Katya - 34
Vicky and Kai - 33
Amber and Nikita - 33
Alex and Johannes - 32
Harry and Karen 30
Jimmy and Lauren - 30
Karen and Carlos - 28
Ellie and Vito - 28
Balvinder and Jullian - 28
La Voix and Aljaz - 28
George and Alexis - 27
La Voix scores 28 as Shirley says 'What a comeback!'
Craig - 6
Motsi - 7
Shirley - 7
Anton - 8
LaVoix closes Icons Week by belting out Cher classic in 'moment of redemption'
Not satifised with the idea of executing an electrifying Salsa to Strong Enough, Drag Race star LaVoix, who has released her own music like The Show Isn't Over, closed out the show by singing Believe live before going on to her routine that was set to Strong Enough. Motsi said: "I think I just have to forget last week, you just wiped it away." Shirley said it was "definitely better than a two," referencing her low score from last week.
Having the last laugh, LaVoix quipped: "Shirley, Cher is 79, she wouldn't have been able to do all that!"
Jimmy and Lauren score 30!
Craig - 7
Motsi - 8
Shirley - 7
Anton - 8
Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink shows 'completely different side' with routine set to iconic Prince classic
Football star Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley did the American Smooth to Prince classic Purple Rain, receiving praise from Craig over their 'absolutely magnificient' timing. He added: "It's just so wonderful seeing a completely different side to you."
Amber and Nikita score 33
Craig - 8
Motsi - 8
Shirley - 8
Anton - 9
Musical theatre star Amber Davies 'touching a 10' as she becomes Ariana Grande
Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin did the cha cha cha to Break Free by Ariana Grande. As a superfan of the Wicked star, Amber was thrilled to receive positive feedback from the judges, with Shirley praising Amber's footwork and Craig noting that it was a 'really, and truly great dance." Motsi insisted that if she just listens to the feedback, she will be looking at a score of 10 in no time.
Harry and Karen score a 30!
Craig - 6
Motsi - 9
Shirley - 7
Anton - 8