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Jaime Winstone Returns to Strictly With Doctors’ No‑Lifts Rule

A medical ban on lifts has forced choreography changes and contributed to shorter betting odds against her in this weekend’s vote.

Overview

  • Winstone missed last week after tearing an abdominal muscle during rehearsals and formally withdrew from that week’s live shows.
  • Under Strictly rules the pair were granted a one-week bye that kept them in the competition while she recovered.
  • Her medical team cleared her to dance with a strict prohibition on lifts, so the Charleston and other routines have been adapted to keep her within those limits.
  • She is scheduled to perform on Saturday 14 November at 6:25pm on BBC One and iPlayer, and viewers can now vote to save contestants after the show.
  • Bookmakers have reacted to the injury and limited choreography by making Winstone the 11-10 favourite to be the next eliminated despite earlier high scores, which raises the immediate risk to her place in the contest.