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Strictly Come Dancing: Semi-Finalists Confirmed After Latest Elimination

Judges unanimously saved Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin after their perfect score, eliminating Lewis Cope and Katya Jones despite their strong 35-point salsa performance.

  • On Sunday , Lewis Cope and Katya Jones were eliminated from Strictly after landing in the dance-off alongside Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin.
  • After the public vote placed them in the bottom two, Lewis Cope and Katya Jones faced Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin in a dance-off despite scoring 35 points for their salsa to Dance At The Gym from West Side Story.
  • Judges intervened by saving Amber and Nikita, all four judges chose them in the dance-off after Amber scored a perfect 40 on Saturday, while Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood criticised Cope's salsa and Anton Du Beke praised its physicality.
  • The semi-final next weekend will feature the remaining four couples, Amber Davies joins Balvinder Sopal, George Clarke and Karen Carney, airing at 6.35pm on BBC One with results at 7.45pm.
  • Fans immediately reacted on X with outrage, calling Lewis Cope and Katya Jones 'robbed,' with Cope telling Tess Daly, 'It's been more than I could have ever wished for,' and Jones praising him for creating moments in Strictly's history.
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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