Who left Strictly Come Dancing tonight? Latest exit confirmed
It was curtain call for another Strictly Come Dancing star 💃🕺
A second celeb has waved goodbye to the ballroom floor in this year’s edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
Having danced back onto our screens in September, the competition is starting to heat up on the beloved BBC show. The public and judges have had their say once again and it was sad news for a Gavin and Stacey favourite.
Melanie Walters became the second star to be eliminated from this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. She was sent home after the judges opted to save Shaun Wright-Phillips after the dance-off in tonight’s (October 11) results show.
The Gavin and Stacey actress, 64, had been paired with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec, 36.
On Saturday night’s episode, Walters and Skorjanec had performed a Charleston to Ooh Ahh… Just A Little Bit by Gina G, receiving a score of 17 from the judges.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood said he “didn’t love” their dance while Motsi Mabuse encouraged her to “keep going”.
After finishing in the bottom two in both of the first two weeks of the competition, the judges sent the pair home.
On Sunday night’s results episode, they were sent into the dance-off against former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and his partner Alexis Warr – who had received a score of 15 for their quickstep to I’m A Believer by The Monkees.
After both couples performed their routines again, the judges delivered their verdicts on who they wanted to save.
While Mabuse wanted to save Walters, fellow judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Revel Horwood all chose to save Wright-Phillips and Warr.
The eliminated couple will appear on It Takes Two on Monday.
Sunday night’s episode also saw Ballas and Du Beke take to the floor as part of a special group performance, with two teams of professional dancers going head-to-head for glory in a ballroom vs Latin showdown.
There was also a performance from musician Jalen Ngonda of his song Burning Temptation, accompanied by professional dancers Neil Jones and Lethabo Monametsi.
Walters is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC comedy – which she appeared in from its launch in 2007 and then reprised her role for the 2024 Christmas special.
Her television work also includes roles in Coronation Street, Beyond Paradise, Being Human, Hollyoaks, Biff And Chip, and Doc Martin, while her film credits include Submarine, Resistance, High Tide and Save The Cinema.
On stage, she has appeared in productions such as The Importance Of Being Earnest, Blood Brothers, Twelfth Night, Educating Rita and What’s New Pussycat?.
During the first week of the contest, the Welsh actress received a score of 15 for her cha cha cha, also being given the same score the following week while performing a waltz to Edelweiss from The Sound of Music during Movie Week.
The remaining 13 couples will take to the dancefloor next week for icons week.
Strictly Come Dancing returns at 6.15pm Saturday on BBC One.