Strictly’s Lawrence Robb fights back tears as he reflects on his journey after triple dance-off exit
The Emmerdale star got emotional on It Takes Two as he paid tribute to partner Jowita PrzystałLawrence Robb fought back tears as he opened up about his Strictly Come Dancing journey, just a day after becoming the latest star to leave the competition.
The Emmerdale actor and his professional partner Jowita Przystał were sent home on Sunday night after the show’s first-ever triple dance-off.
Appearing on Strictly: It Takes Two on Monday, Lawrence became visibly emotional as host Ellie Taylor asked what the experience had meant to him.
What did Lawrence Robb say on It Takes Two?
Looking at Jowita, an emotional Lawrence said the highlight was “meeting an incredible person, and this girl here”.
He added: “The sense of family, the love and the joy that it brings every week, the people, and the journey.”
Reflecting on how much he had learned, he said: “The idea of not knowing how to do any ballroom and Latin dancing at all, and then learning it in, what, three and a half days, and then performing it to millions of people is just… It’s wild.”
The actor, who plays Mack Boyd in Emmerdale, also had a message for the couples still in the competition.
“Doing Strictly is… Well, you’ve already won,” he said. “You’ve been on Strictly, and then anything on top of that is, you know, icing, cherry on top of the cake.”
Why did Lawrence Robb leave Strictly?
Lawrence and Jowita danced a tango to the Ghostbusters theme for Halloween week, scoring 26 out of 40.
The judges were complimentary, with Craig Revel Horwood calling the routine “sharp, staccato and very entertaining” and Shirley Ballas praising Lawrence for “improving” and “shining”.
They weren’t at the bottom of the leaderboard. But after the public vote, they landed in the bottom three alongside Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu, and Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu.
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In the show’s first-ever three-couple dance-off, Shirley, Anton Du Beke and Craig all chose to send Lawrence and Jowita home. Motsi Mabuse said she would have made the same decision.
Who’s left on Strictly Come Dancing 2026?
Ten couples remain in the competition, with Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola leading the race as bookies’ favourites. See who’s left and who is favourite to win.
Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday, November 7, at 6.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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