Strictly Come Dancing shock as star pulls out due to 'medical reasons'

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Amanda Abbington seems to have confirmed that Ellie Leach and her dance partner Vito Coppola are dating. After the pair made it through another week, Ellie posted a lovely photo of herself and Vito on the show, and Amanda's comment has led fans to believe they're a couple. Ellie wrote: "thank you, thank you, thank you.

Strictly Come Dancing star Adam Thomas became the sixth celebrity to be eliminated from the dance competition.

Strictly Come Dancing fans 'start a petition' as they spotted the latest move in a 'battle' which they joked is 'raging on' on the sidelines. And it means they don't want Krishnan Guru-Murphy to leave. The BBC One dance contest returned to screens on Saturday night (November 4) with the nine remaining couples taking it in turns to perform their latest routines.

Ellie Leach has been stunning the judges on Strictly Come Dancing so far, and it looks like she and partner Vito Coppola could be strong contenders for the Glitterball trophy.The actress, 22, is one of the nine celebrities remaining on this year's Strictly, following five eliminations - Zara McDermott, Eddie Kadi, Jody Cundy, Nikita Kanda and Les Dennis all been voted off - and Amanda Abbington's decision to exit the show. Ellie found fame on Coronation Street when she was just 10 years old and she remained on the ITV soap up until earlier this year, when she decided to leave her role as Faye Windass in a bid to pursue other opportunities.

Former tennis champion and current Strictly Come Dancing contestant, Annabel Croft, 57, has shared a poignant image from a past holiday with her late husband, Mel Coleman. In a Q&A session with her 29,000 Instagram followers, Annabel opened up about her cherished memories of regularly jetting off to Portugal with Mel, to visit their favourite getaway spot. She accompanied her heartfelt words with a sun-drenched photograph of the couple on a sandy beach, where Annabel could be seen wearing a crochet dress, her arm lovingly wrapped around her husband's waist.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita Kuzmin might be partnered with Layton Williams this year, but fans of the series could enjoy a spin around the ballroom with the pro in his new role. Nikita is one of the pro dancers for the BBC One show and has been stunning audiences this season with his performances alongside Layton.

Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams has spoken about how his nerves have got the better of him despite getting a standing ovation for his most recent performance with dance partner Nikita Kuzman.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice's reps have rubbished reports that the dancer is causing a stir behind the scenes of the hit BBC show.The Daily Star reported that Giovanni has been labelled "out of control" by both crew members and professional dancers, who say his personality is rubbing people up the wrong way. It was claimed that he was rude to many of the new dancers on the show, thinking he's "superior" to them because he's been on the series for a while.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman addressed Amanda Abbington's exit from the show as it kicked off on Saturday night. Amanda, 51, who left the show earlier this week for personal reasons, was honoured by the Strictly team. As the show started, Tess and Claudia announced that Amanda wouldn't be returning to the show, before sending her their best wishes.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Layton Williams has broken hit out at rude comments from online trolls since he joined the BBC competition in an all-male partnership.

Strictly Come Dancing's Adam Thomas had to miss out on Friday's spin-off show, It Takes Two, because he was feeling a bit poorly. His dance partner Luba Mushtuk shared that he was taking it easy to be ready for Saturday's live show.

Strictly Come Dancing's Adam Thomas was forced to pull out of tonight’s spin-off show It Takes Two due to illness. The Emmerdale star’s pro partner Luba Muchstuk still appeared as she told host Fleur East: “It's so strange to be here by myself!"

BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice could be leaving the dancing programme 'follow in his co-star's footsteps', according to a former dancer of the show.

Strictly Come Dancing star Zara McDermott had to cut her dance rehearsals short following a medical emergency.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were dealt a crushing blow this week, when celebrity contestant Amanda Abbington revealed she was pulling out of the competition due to “medical problems.” The star, who had been partnered with Giovanni Pernice, was widely considered to be one of the strongest competitors in this year’s series, however despite her success on the dance floor, the star made the tough decision to withdraw just days after missing the fifth live show of the series. Initially Amanda’s absence was only thought to be temporary, as an announcement made on It Takes Two indicated that she would be returning the following week - however, it has since been confirmed that this is not the case, as Amanda has opted to protect her health by quitting the show completely.

Strictly star Ellie Leach has said she is 'so thankful' after she scored her first 10 of the season on Saturday night's live show.

Layton Williams and pro dance partner Nikita wowed judges and fans alike on Saturday night after their salsa performance.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova has shared a brand new career move after being 'snubbed' from the latest series. The professional dancer wasn't chosen to have a celebrity partner during the latest run of the BBC One dance contest.

Unfortunately for Jody Cundy CBE, he became the third celebrity to depart the dance floor on Strictly Come Dancing. He and his dance partner Jowita Przystal performed their Salsa to Samba de Janeiro by Bellini while Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer performed their American Smooth to Sex Bomb by Tom Jones again.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Graziano Di Prima has opened up about his family back in Italy, revealing that they've only watched the live show once in the five years he's been in the cast. The 29-year-old made his debut in series 16 alongside radio presenter Vick Hope and has since been partnered with Judi Love, Kym Marsh and this year's Zara McDermott.