Strictly favourite Lewis Cope eliminated from show in tense dance-off
Strictly semi-finalists revealed as another star exits competition
- Actor Lewis Cope and his professional partner Katya Jones have been eliminated from BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing after losing the dance-off.
- Cope, 30, found himself in the bottom two following the public vote, competing against reality television personality Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin.
- The judging panel opted to save Davies and Kuzmin, who had previously topped Saturday’s leaderboard with their Charleston.
- Cope expressed gratitude for his time on the show, saying it was “more than I could have ever wished for” and praising Jones as a friend and teacher.
- The remaining four couples progressing to next weekend’s semi-final are Davies and Kuzmin, Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon, George Clarke and Alexis Warr, and Karen Carney and Carlos Gu.