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Stefan Dennis Withdraws From Strictly After Significant Torn Calf

Buswell rejected claims the departure was staged, citing Dennis’s injury alongside her doctors’ advice.

Overview

  • BBC/Strictly confirmed the Neighbours actor is leaving the 2025 series after a calf tear diagnosed over the weekend.
  • Dennis said he was “devastated” and revealed medics told him he had torn his calf “so significantly” he must withdraw.
  • Executive producer Sarah James said the team was “heartbroken” his partnership with Dianne Buswell had been cut short.
  • The show proceeds with 11 couples, with Dennis and Buswell set to discuss their exit on It Takes Two.
  • The pair had returned from a medically advised bye to score 26/40 for a Charleston, and co-stars have posted public well‑wishes.