Who Went Home on Strictly Come Dancing Tonight?
Alex Kingston was eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing tonight after the judges chose to save Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian. Alex and Johannes had landed at the very bottom of the Week 10 leaderboard, and even though they came back out and danced their Cha Cha again, it just wasn’t enough to turn things around.
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The decision came down to the judges’ votes, with Shirley Ballas using her casting vote to keep Balvinder in the competition and send Alex home. Watching Alex smile through obvious discomfort, she’s been dancing with a rib injury and still trying to sell every routine – made the goodbye feel strangely proud and sad at the same time, like when a friend calls it a night earlier than everyone else, but you know they’ve pushed themselves far enough.
Alex and Johannes took their final turn around the floor with a kind of “let’s just boogie one last time” energy, and it felt very them, slightly chaotic, warm, and game for anything. For viewers who’ve followed her from week one, especially knowing she’s spoken about being treated for cancer before doing the show, seeing her exit at Week 10 still feels like a small victory, even if it came sooner than many hoped.
What Was the Total Score on Strictly Come Dancing Tonight?
The highest combined total at this stage belonged to Lewis Cope and Katya Jones, who sat on top with 82 points across Week 9, Week 10, and the Instant Dance challenge. They scored 36 for their Week 10 rumba to “Falling” by Harry Styles, which wasn’t actually the single highest routine score of the night, but their consistency and bonus points nudged them above everyone else overall.
Right behind them, two couples hit that magic perfect-mark territory: Karen Carney and Carlos Gu, and Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, both reaching total scores of 80 thanks to flawless 40-out-of-40 routines this week. It’s the kind of leaderboard you glance at and think, “Yep, the final is going to be brutal,” because so many couples are peaking at the same time, not just one runaway favourite.
Further down, George Clarke and Alexis Warr ended up on 75 total after a sharp, quickstep, sitting in that slightly nervy but not panicked middle zone. And then, crucially for tonight’s result, Balvinder and Julian finished with 66, while Alex and Johannes trailed on 61 – that gap, small as it looks on paper, helped set up the bottom two and the sense that Alex was skating on very thin ice.
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Lewis and Katya - 82
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Karen and Carlos - 80
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Amber and Nikita - 80
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George and Alexis - 75
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Balvinder and Julian - 66
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Alex and Johannes - 61
Who Are the Bottom Two?
The bottom two tonight were Alex Kingston & Johannes Radebe and Balvinder Sopal & Julian Caillon. Both couples had already been under pressure from the scoreboard, with Alex and Johannes at the very bottom and Balvinder and Julian only just above them despite a better showing in the Instant Dance.
In the dance-off, Alex repeated her Cha Cha – the routine that had already drawn criticism and a low 23 from the judges – while Balvinder reprised her performance that, while far from perfect, had a bit more polish and momentum behind it. That contrast made the judges’ comments feel almost inevitable: Alex brought personality and heart, but Balvinder’s technical improvement and resilience in what has now become a record-breaking run of dance-offs tipped things her way.
When the votes were cast, Anton du Beke actually sided with Alex, but Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse chose to save Balvinder, leaving Shirley Ballas with the casting vote. Shirley ultimately saved Balvinder and Julian, sending Alex and Johannes home and confirming that, somehow, Balvinder has survived yet another Sunday night showdown – the sort of storyline that will either drive viewers mad or make them quietly root for the underdog who refuses to leave.
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