Gavin and Stacey star Melanie Walters becomes second celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing

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Melanie Walters, known for playing Gwen West in "Gavin and Stacey," was eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing this weekend after receiving low scores with her partner Aljaz Skorjanec. Despite encouragement from judge Motsi Mabuse to continue, she joined Chris Appleton as the second celebrity dancer to exit the competition. The couple scored 17 points overall but were outvoted by the judges who opted to save Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr with their quickstep routine scoring 15 points.

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Melanie Walters, an actress known for her role in the BBC series Gavin and Stacey, was eliminated from this season of Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night. This marks her as the second celebrity to exit, following hairstylist Chris Appleton last week. Despite receiving a score of 17 points for their Charleston routine set to Gina G’s "Ooh Ahh... Just A Little Bit," Walters and partner Aljaz Skorjanec were in the bottom two after performing poorly with only 15 points for their quickstep to The Monkees' song "I’m A Believer." During a dance-off against former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and his partner Alexis Warr, who scored lower, Walters was voted off by judges. The eliminated couple will appear on the spin-off show It Takes Two on Monday evening.

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Australian BBC Latin Monkees Welsh

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Walters PERSON · 3× Delta Goodrem PERSON · 2× Kai Widdrington PERSON · 2× Warr PERSON · 2× Welsh NORP · 2× Wright-Phillips PERSON · 2× Amy Dowden PERSON · 1× Chris Appleton PERSON · 1× Craig Revel Horwood PERSON · 1× Motsi Mabuse PERSON · 1×

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Her television work also encompasses roles in Coronation Street, Beyond Paradise, Being Human, Hollyoaks, Biff And Chip, and Doc Martin, alongside film credits including Submarine, Resistance, High Tide and Save The Cinema.

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🔮 The eliminated couple will appear on spin-off show It Takes Two on Monday evening.

2026-10-11 · Evening Standard

Gavin and Stacey star Melanie Walters becomes second celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing · assertive framing

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Panelist Craig Revel Horwood admitted he "didn’t love" the routine, though fellow judge Motsi Mabuse urged the Welsh performer to "keep going". asserted

Mabuse → admit → performer

Having landed in the bottom two across the first two weeks of the competition, the couple were ultimately sent home. asserted

couple → land → competition

Walters is the second celebrity to exit this series after celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton and professional partner Amy Dowden were eliminated last week. asserted

Appleton → exit → series

Wright-Phillips and Warr had come bottom of the leaderboard with 15 points for a quickstep to The Monkees' song I’m A Believer. asserted

I → come → song

After both couples performed their routines for a second time, the judges cast their final votes on who they wanted to save. asserted

they → perform → who

While Mabuse opted to save Walters, fellow judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Revel Horwood all chose to save Wright-Phillips and Warr. asserted

judges → opt → Phillips

The eliminated couple will appear on spin-off show It Takes Two on Monday evening. asserted

It → eliminate → evening

Australian singer Delta Goodrem had topped the leaderboard on Saturday with professional partner Kai Widdrington after their salsa earned 33 points. asserted

salsa → top → points

It was the second week running that the pair had racked up the most points. asserted

pair → run → points

Elsewhere on Sunday night's episode, Ballas and Du Beke took to the floor as part of a showcase group performance, featuring two teams of professional dancers going head-to-head in a ballroom versus Latin showdown. asserted

teams → take → showdown

Walters is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey. asserted

Walters → know → comedy

She played Stacey’s mother, appearing from its launch in 2007 and reprising her role for the 2024 Christmas special. asserted

She → play → special

work → encompass → Cinema

On stage, her theatrical work includes productions such as The Importance Of Being Earnest, Blood Brothers, Twelfth Night, Educating Rita and What’s New Pussycat?. asserted

New → include → Rita

During the first week of the contest, the Welsh actress received a score of 15 for her cha cha cha, getting the same score the following week for a waltz to Edelweiss from The Sound of Music during Movie Week. asserted

actress → receive → Week

The remaining 13 couples will take to the dancefloor next Saturday for icons week. asserted

couples → remain → week

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