Overview
- Former Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope was voted off in the 7 December results after a dance-off against Amber Davies and her partner Nikita Kuzmin, with all judges choosing to save Davies.
- Fans on social media labeled the outcome a "travesty" and "robbed," pointing to Davies’s musical-theatre background as an unfair edge.
- Judges Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas appeared visibly distraught during the dance-off, with images showing them with heads in their hands.
- Professional partner Katya Jones praised Cope as one of the show’s best male celebrities, and Cope thanked the programme as he exited in good spirits.
- The competition moves to a semi-final with four couples next weekend on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, scheduled for Saturday at 6:35pm and Sunday at 7:45pm.