Overview
- The BBC results show on 7 December sent Lewis Cope and Katya Jones home after they lost a dance-off to Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin.
- Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood each voted to save Davies and Kuzmin, with Du Beke noting he wished both couples could progress.
- Cameras captured visible distress from Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas during Cope’s final routine, a moment widely shared by viewers.
- Fans on social media called the decision a “travesty,” questioned Davies’ stage experience, and revived the long-running journey-versus-technical-merit debate.
- Cope thanked the show and partner Katya Jones, who praised him as one of the series’ best male celebrities, while Davies said dancing against her “best friend” broke her heart as the four remaining couples move to the semi-final.