Will Best is the next star to leave Strictly Come Dancing following nail-biting dance-off - after he welcomed his first child during show stint

Will Best is the next star to leave Strictly Come Dancing following nail-biting dance-off - after he welcomed his first child during show stint

Will Best became the seventh celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night after a nail-biting dance-off.The TV presenter, 41, and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were sent packing after landing in the bottom two with Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu.The judges voted three to one to save their rivals, with Craig Revel Horwood casting the decisive vote.Best and Buswell reprised their Paso Doble to Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy, while Winstone and Gu took to the floor with their Charleston to I Can't Do It Alone from the musical Chicago.Motsi Mabuse and head judge Shirley Ballas both chose to save Winstone and Gu, while Anton Du Beke voted to keep Best and Buswell in the competition.It was then down to Revel Horwood, who also opted to save Winstone and Gu, bringing Best and Buswell's Strictly journey to an end.The result came as a blow to Best, who had steadily improved throughout the competition after initially scoring just 18 points in each of his first two weeks. Will Best became the seventh celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night after a nail-biting dance-off The TV presenter, 41, and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were sent packing after landing in the bottom two with Jaime Winstone and Carlos GuThe presenter, best known for co-hosting ITV's Big Brother alongside AJ Odudu, had described joining the BBC dance competition as 'an absolute dream'.Best welcomed his first child with his fiancée Tobi Rose last month while he was competing on Strictly.Meanwhile, Winstone, 41, survived yet another week after returning to the ballroom following an injury. The actress and her partner missed last Saturday's live show after she suffered a torn abdominal muscle.Her return came just a week after House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu became the sixth couple to leave the competition.Sunday night's results show also had a special performance from the professional dancers, featuring the voice of Alan Cumming, while Sebastian Croft, winner of The Celebrity Traitors, performed alongside professional dancers Julian Caillon and Jowita Przystał.There will be little time for the remaining couples to catch their breath, as the competition heads to the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Saturday, November 21.The annual Blackpool live show kicks off at 6.35pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.It comes after contestant Delta Goodrem revealed on this week's show that her professional partner Kai Widdrington was so unwell he had to go to hospital.The Australian singer, 42, who danced an Argentine Tango to Missing by Everything But The Girl with other show pro Aljaz Skorjanec instead on Saturday night, said: 'It was an extremely crazy week and obviously we're so sad that Kai got so unwell yesterday, he had to go to the hospital.'We're both sending him so much love watching tonight. I'm so proud of my dance partner and no doubt he'll be strong and come back.' Best and Buswell reprised their Paso Doble to Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy, while Winstone and Gu took to the floor with their Charleston to I Can't Do It Alone from the musical Chicago The presenter, best known for co-hosting ITV's Big Brother alongside AJ Odudu, had described joining the BBC dance competition as 'an absolute dream' Sunday night's results show also had a special performance from the professional dancers, featuring the voice of Alan Cumming While Sebastian Croft, winner of The Celebrity Traitors, performed alongside professional dancers Julian Caillon and Jowita Przystał Best welcomed his first child with his fiancée Tobi Rose last month while he was competing on Strictly She also shared how she had to rehearse with three different partners throughout the week.Despite the setback, Delta scored a total of 35 points out of 40 – her highest score of the competition so far.BBC bosses have not revealed further details of Kai's illness or if he will be well enough to return to the ballroom next week, when their fan-favourite annual episode in Blackpool Tower will air.In a statement on Friday, they said: 'Due to illness, Kai is unable to dance on tomorrow night's show.'Instead, Aljaz will step in to dance the Argentine Tango with Delta. We're sending Kai all our love and hope he feels better soon.'As week eight of the programme kicked off, Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe expressed their gratitude for Aljaz, 36, as they addressed Kai's absence. As Emma explained the situation to viewers, Johannes said: 'Hi papi, get well soon please and Aljaz thank you for stepping in!'

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