Soap actor Lawrence Robb and his professional partner Jowita Przystal have been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after failing to impress during the show's first triple dance-off.
The Emmerdale star fought for his place in the debut triple threat competition, alongside dancer Przystal. They were pitted against actress Jaime Winstone and partner Carlos Gu, and House Of The Dragon star Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu.
All three couples faced elimination
All three couples faced elimination from the current BBC series after receiving the lowest combined judges' scores and public votes. 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.
Judges' verdict and exit
Robb and Przystal became the fifth couple to leave the competition after judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood voted to eliminate them. As they received the majority of votes, Motsi Mabuse did not need to use this week's casting vote. However, she said she would also have voted to eliminate them had her vote been needed.
Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard Week 6: Halloween saw Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola top with 36, followed by John Nellis and Katya Jones on 35, Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby on 33, Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington on 33, Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin on 32, and Will Best and Diane Buswell on 32. Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu scored 30, Jamie Winstone and Carlos Gu scored 27, and Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystal scored 26. Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita and Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley both scored 25.
Results show highlights
Strictly will return to a two-couple dance-off for the rest of the series. The results show also featured music from Becky Hill and a surprise cameo from actor Sir Ian McKellen, who lent his voice to the professional dancers' Halloween-themed routine.
The dance, which was recorded earlier this year, was set to Tame Impala's Dracula. It showed Alexis Warr and Nikita Kuzmin on a first date, before revealing that Kuzmin was a vampire before the rest of the professionals joined the dance. Sir Ian could be heard reading an extract from Bram Stoker's horror novel at the routine's climax.
The remaining ten couples will return to the dancefloor next week at 6.30pm on BBC One on Saturday November 7.
