Fifth couple eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after first triple dance-off
The three couples faced elimination after receiving the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes.
Emmerdale actor Lawrence Robb and his professional partner Jowita Przystal have been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after failing to impress in the show’s first triple dance-off.
They fought for their place in the BBC dancing competition against actress Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu, and House Of The Dragon star Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu.
The three couples faced elimination after receiving the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes.
The contestants reprised their Halloween week routines, with Winstone and Gu performing their salsa to Filthy/Gorgeous by the Scissor Sisters.
Antonia and Xu danced their jive to I’m In Love With A Monster by Fifth Harmony, and Robb and Przystal reprised their tango to Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.
The judges were tasked with voting to eliminate one couple from the competition rather than choosing which couple to save.
Robb and Przystal became the fifth couple to leave the competition after judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood all voted to eliminate them.
As they received the majority of votes, Motsi Mabuse did not need to use this week’s casting vote.
However, she said she would also have voted to eliminate them had her vote been needed.
Strictly will return to a two-couple dance-off for the rest of the series.
The results show also featured music from Becky Hill and a surprise cameo from actor Sir Ian McKellen, who lent his voice to the professional dancers’ Halloween-themed routine.
The dance, which was recorded earlier this year, was set to Tame Impala’s Dracula and showed Alexis Warr and Nikita Kuzmin on a first date, before revealing that Kuzmin is a vampire before the rest of the professionals joined the dance.
Sir Ian could be heard reading an extract from Bram Stoker’s horror novel at the routine’s climax.
The remaining ten couples will return to the dancefloor next week at 6.30pm on BBC One on Saturday November 7.
All episodes of the 2026 series so far are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.