Fourth couple booted off Strictly Come Dancing following dance-off

Former England footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and his professional dance partner Alexis Warr have become the fourth couple to leave Strictly Come Dancing.The pair lost out in the dance-off to actress Jaime Winstone and her partner Carlos Gu, who finished in the bottom two after the public vote despite scoring 25 for their dance on Saturday’s episode of the BBC dancing show.Sunday’s results show also saw the surprise announcement of Strictly’s first triple dance-off, which will take place during next week’s Halloween episode.The three couples with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes will dance again next week, before the judges will eliminate one pair.Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr during their appearance on Strictly Come Dancing (Guy Levy/BBC/PA)PA MediaStrictly will return to a two-couple dance-off for the rest of the series.The results show saw Wright-Phillips and Warr reprise their jive to Faith by Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande and Winstone and Gu perform their foxtrot to Man I Need by Olivia Dean again.Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse voted to save Gu and Winstone, but head judge Shirley Ballas voted for Wright-Phillips and Warr, leaving Du Beke, who had this week’s casting vote, to decide who remained on the show.Du Beke voted to save Winstone and Gu.The pair ended up in the dance-off despite finishing above former Love Island star Cach Mercer and his professional partner Maddie Ingoldsby, who scored 24, and Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystal, who scored just 19 on Saturday.Saturday’s show saw Delta Goodrem return to the ballroom (Guy Levy/BBC)PA MediaRobb and Przystal’s performance was singled out for criticism from Revel Horwood on Saturday, who said the soap star was “flat-footed and out of time”.This week’s live show also saw Australian singer Delta Goodrem return from her rib injury to score the first 10 of the series with her rumba to Celine Dion’s It’s All Coming Back To Me Now with professional partner Kai Widdrington which scored 34.Winter Olympic champion Tabby Stoecker topped the leaderboard on Saturday, following Goodrem by scoring two 10s for her couple’s choice dance to Stupid Song by Olivia Rodrigo, finishing with a total score of 37, the highest of the series so far.Tabby Stoecker topped the leaderboard on Saturday (Guy Levy/BBC)PA MediaHer performance with professional partner Mark Karmalita was dedicated to her late father and she appeared emotional after the dance, with judge Shirley Ballas praising her as a “beautiful dancer” and calling the performance “absolutely exquisite”.The results show also saw Spice Girls star Melanie C join the Strictly professional dancers for a fitness-inspired group dance.The remaining couples will return to the dancefloor next week at 6.30pm on BBC One on Saturday October 31 for Strictly’s Halloween special.Read MoreAll episodes of the 2026 series so far are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.