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Ellie Goldstein Exits Strictly After Halloween Dance-Off as Judges Save Balvinder Sopal

The exit ends partner Vito Coppola’s unbeaten run on the show since 2022.

Overview

  • Judges Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse saved Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon, with Shirley Ballas saying she would have made the same choice.
  • Goldstein and Coppola’s 27-point Tango trailed Sopal and Caillon’s 28 on Saturday, placing them in the bottom two before the dance-off.
  • Coppola delivered an emotional farewell to Goldstein and pledged to continue dancing with her beyond the programme.
  • Goldstein, the first contestant with Down’s syndrome on the main series, departs as the fifth celebrity eliminated this season.
  • The pair are scheduled for It Takes Two on Monday, while nine couples move on to next week’s shows featuring a Remembrance tribute by the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment.