After the departure of Jody Cundy and Jowita Przystal last week, the fourth celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing 2023 has been revealed.
After the votes of the four judges – Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, and Shirley Ballas – were combined with the audience votes, comedian Eddie Kadi and partner Karen Hauer found themselves dancing for a place in next week’s Halloween Week special against Love Island star Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima.
Eddie and Karen took to the floor first to perform their sassy Samba to “Calm Down” by Rema and Selena Gomez.
Zara and Graziano tried to impress the judges with their romantic American Smooth to “Can’t Fight The Moonlight” by LeAnn Rimes.
After both performances, all four judges unanimously decided to save Zara and Graziano, resulting in the eviction of Eddie and Karen. The duo became the fourth couple to leave the competition.
Meanwhile, Amanda Abbington was revealed to be skipping this Saturday’s live show due to medical reasons.
Layton Williams and his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin, on the other hand, managed a near-perfect score of 39 for their salsa to “Quimbara” by Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz to put the top of the Strictly leaderboard for the second week on the bounce.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lauren Oakley scored 30 points from the judges. The duo danced a Quickstep to the song “The Lady Is a Tramp” by Frank Sinatra. Craig awarded 6, while all of the other judges gave the performance a solid 8.
Here are all the songs and dances used by the couples on Strictly Come Dancing this week:
Adam Thomas – Couple’s Choice to Backstreet Boys Medley by Backstreet Boys
Zara McDermott – American Smooth to Can’t Fight The Moonlight by LeAnn Rimes
Krishnan Guru-Murthy – Quickstep to The Lady Is A Tramp by Frank Sinatra
Ellie Leach – Paso Doble to Insomnia by Faithless
Amanda Abbington – Cha Cha to Canned Heat by Jamiroquai (Did not part this week)
Eddie Kadi – Samba to Calm Down by Rema ft Selena Gomez
Angela Rippon – Tango to Tangier by Sexteto Mayor
Layton Williams – Salsa to Quimbara by Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz
Bobby Brazier – Viennese Waltz to Golden Hour by JVKE
Nigel Harman – Foxtrot to I Just Want To Make Love To You by Etta James
Angela Scanlon – American Smooth to Cherish by Madonna
Annabel Croft – Charleston to Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang
Strictly Come Dancing continues every Saturday and Sunday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
