Overview
- The BBC confirmed on 18 November that La Voix will not dance in the 22 November Blackpool specials and that she and Aljaž Škorjanec advance under the show’s medical exemption policy.
- Appearing on It Takes Two, La Voix explained the foot problem began in Foxtrot week and worsened, leaving her struggling to train and perform.
- Head judge Shirley Ballas said the injury had gotten worse and that doctors insisted on rest, adding La Voix was “absolutely gutted” to miss Blackpool.
- A pre-recorded It Takes Two segment referenced a planned Blackpool routine, prompting an on-screen clarification that La Voix would not perform.
- Producers say Blackpool will go ahead with six couples and guest performances by Steps and Lewis Capaldi, as fans push petitions for format tweaks such as a non-elimination week or bringing back Vicky Pattison.