Strictly Come Dancing fans have expressed surprise after a spoiler revealed the results of the latest live show, hours before it is confirmed on TV.
Saturday night's (October 17) instalment of the BBC dancing competition saw the return of Icons Week, with the stars channelling the likes of Sir Elton John, Adele and Frank Sinatra in themed dances paying tribute to their favourite artists.
Jaime Winstone impresses judges
Jaime Winstone continued her fight to stay in the competition after her previous stint in the first dance-off of the 2026 series, with her latest routine hailed as "the best thing she has done in the competition so far".
The 41-year-old actress and her professional partner, Carlos Gu, channelled David Bowie for their routine, which impressed the judges and earned them a score of 34. The pair danced a paso doble to Bowie's hit Let's Dance, which judge Motsi Mabuse praised as "clever and beautiful" and described as "like a work of art".
The performance left them top of the leaderboard alongside Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby, who also scored 34 out of a possible 40 points for their "brilliant" foxtrot to Theme From New York, New York by Frank Sinatra.
Bottom of the leaderboard
Former Love Island winner Dani Dyer and her partner Nikita Kuzmin sat second from the bottom, having performed well at the start of the show but seeming to fall flat compared with the tough competition.
Despite their rumba to Hero by Mariah Carey being praised by head judge Shirley Ballas as "beautiful", they only received a score of 25, leaving them vulnerable to elimination.
In last place were Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon, who danced the tango to That Don't Impress Me Much by Shania Twain. Despite being praised for their "attitude, character and dramatics", the couple scored 21, and Craig Revel Horwood said: "When you went into your solo bits, you lost expression in the body itself. You dropped the ball a little bit."
Leaked spoiler sparks reaction
As Strictly fans know, it can all come down to the public vote, and some have been left surprised after a leaked spoiler revealed which couples landed in the third dreaded dance-off of the series so far, before a decision was made to send one of them home.
The results show airs on Sunday but is pre-recorded on Saturday night after the live show, meaning the name of the axed star is often leaked online. While the Manchester Evening News won't be revealing the bottom two or exit results, fans have already been reacting online.
@wizardofozxx simply said: "That's diabolical." @dianeisblonde wrote: "Bit surprised by this bottom 2..." @RealityAbby shared: "I'm shocked." @raggedydocs posted: "I'm going to need people to lock tf in here we can't have this happen again." @RyanSoapKing25 added: "I'm absolutely gutted for the couple that left... I'm really shocked about the other couple who were in the bottom 2..."
