Overview

• Amy Dowden and Thomas Skinner became the first couple eliminated from Strictly 2025 after a dance-off against Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova.
• Judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood voted to save Robshaw and Bychkova, with Motsi Mabuse indicating she would have done the same.
• Dowden posted she was back home and thanked supporters, saying she felt the love following her short-lived return to the ballroom.
• She shared that her Instagram profile recorded 36.2 million views in 30 days and hinted at forthcoming work away from the show.
• Skinner said his two-year-old twins spent the night in hospital after each suffered two fits, adding they are back home and thanking the NHS for their care.