Who left Strictly Come Dancing? 5th celebrity leaves show

Bethany Antonia & Nancy Xu (left), Jaime Winstone & Carlos Gu (centre), and Lawrence Robb & Jowita Przystał were up for the dance-off in Week 6 of Strictly's 2026 series <i>(Image: BBC/Guy Levy)</i>
Bethany Antonia & Nancy Xu (left), Jaime Winstone & Carlos Gu (centre), and Lawrence Robb & Jowita Przystał were up for the dance-off in Week 6 of Strictly's 2026 series (Image: BBC/Guy Levy)
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Strictly Come Dancing revealed its latest celebrity elimination as Week 6 of the 2026 series drew to a close.

Saturday night's (October 31) main show saw Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola top the leaderboard with a score of 36.

Meanwhile, Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita ended up joint-bottom on 25 points along with Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley.

The leaderboard each week is decided by the judges' scores, which are weighted equally with votes from the public, meaning in theory anyone could end up in the dreaded dance-off.

Who left Strictly Come Dancing 2026 in Week 6 of the series?

Strictly's Halloween episode for the 2026 series saw a twist on the usual results show, as three couples would be up for the dance-off instead of the usual two.

Despite finishing in the bottom two, both Stoecker and Karmalita and Hall and Oakley ended up avoiding the dance-off.

Instead, Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu, Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystal, and Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu were consigned to it.

The contestants reprised their Halloween week routines, with Winstone and Gu performing their salsa to Filthy/Gorgeous by the Scissor Sisters.

Antonia and Xu danced their jive to I’m In Love With A Monster by Fifth Harmony, and Robb and Przystal reprised their tango to Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.

The judges were tasked with voting to eliminate one couple from the competition rather than choosing which couple to save.

Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood all voted to eliminate Robb and Przystal, meaning Motsi Mabuse didn't need to use her casting vote.

Strictly will return to a two-couple dance-off for the rest of the series.

Who is Lawrence Robb?

Lawrence Robb is a Scottish actor and best known for his role in ITV's iconic soap opera Emmerdale.

He plays Mackenzie 'Mack' Boyd, who is now a popular member of the Dingle family.

Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał ended up being elimimated in Week 6 (Image: BBC/Guy Levy)

Robb joined the show in 2020 years ago and has been involved in some of the soap’s most talked-about storylines.

He also featured in the crossover series Corriedale, which saw Coronation Street and Emmerdale characters join forces for a short time.

All the celebrities eliminated from Strictly 2026 so far

Celebrity hair stylist Chris Appleton and his partner Amy Dowden were the first pair to be eliminated from Strictly's 2026 series, after losing out in the dance-off to Winstone and Gu.

In Week 3, actress Melanie Walters, who is known for her role as Gwen in Gavin and Stacey, was knocked out along with her partner Aljaz Skorjanec.


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The judges decided to save Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr after the dance-off in that week.

In Icons Week, Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and her partner Julian Caillon were eliminated after losing the dance-off to Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu.

Wright-Phillips and Warr then ended up going out in Week 5 following a dance-off against Winstone and Gu.

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