Who left Strictly Come Dancing 2026 tonight as latest elimination saw Dame Sarah Storey and Bethany Antonia in dance-off
Sarah's time in the competition is overStrictly Come Dancing fans have been left sad as Dame Sarah Storey became the third celebrity who has been eliminated from the show.
The Paralympian joins Melanie Walters and Chris Appleton in leaving the show during its early stages.
Who left Strictly Come Dancing tonight?
Dame Sarah Storey and her professional partner Julian Caillon have left Strictly Come Dancing tonight.
Tonight’s results show saw Dame Sarah find herself in the bottom two alongside Bethany Antonia and pro Nancy Xu.
Sarah and Julian scored 21 points for their tango to That Don’t Impress Me Much by Shania Twain during Saturday’s live show.
After performing in the dance-off, it was up to the judges to decide who to save.
Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood opted to save Bethany and Nancy.
If she could have voted, Shirley Ballas would have saved Bethany and Nancy too.
This meant that Sarah and Julian’s time in the competition is over. They’ll be on It Takes Two tomorrow (Monday, October 19).
Fans gutted as Sarah and Julian are eliminated from Strictly
Sharing their thoughts on X, viewers expressed sadness over Sarah and Julian leaving.
One person said: “Gutted for Sarah.”
Another wrote: “Awww Julian is out, one of my fave pros. Sad to see him and Sarah go.”
Someone else added: “So so gutted for Dame Sarah and Julian though, they were such a lovely partnership and will be missed next week.”
However, one person wrote: “This was the right decision, both couples improved in the dance-off but Bethany’s routine had more content and her legs were much better than the first time.”
“It was the right couple to be eliminated, Bethany was better than Sarah,” another added.
What happened on Strictly Come Dancing last night?
Last night’s show saw the judges come under fire for their scoring.
Lacey Turner and Shaun Wright-Phillips finished within one point of each other last night, much to viewers’ annoyance.
Many believed that Lacey had been the superior dancer and therefore deserved a higher score than Shaun.
“I don’t get how Shaun and Lacey both got 7s, and Lacey was way better than Shaun tonight,” one fan fumed.
“Lacey getting the same scores as Shaun from Craig Motsi and Shirley? What planet are these judges on? Lacey actually danced in time?” another wrote.
“RIGHT, WHAT THE HECK. How can you give Shaun a 7 and Lacey? Wild,” a third said.
Lacey and Shaun will continue into the fifth week of the competition next week.
