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Second couple sent home from Strictly after low leaderboard finish

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Willix, P. (2026, October 11). Second couple sent home from Strictly after low leaderboard finish. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/shaun-wrightphillips-aljaz-skorjanec-bbc-craig-revel-horwood-anton-du-beke-b1300368.html

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Melanie Walters and her professional partner Alex Skorjanec were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after finishing with the lowest score among the bottom two pairs for three consecutive weeks. They received scores of 17, which was lower than Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr’s 15 in their respective dances. The judges ultimately decided to save Wright-Phillips and Warr, sending Walters and Skorjanec home after a dance-off on Sunday night's results show. The article highlights Walters' previous work in television shows like Coronation Street and films such as Submarine.

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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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Melanie Walters has become the second celebrity eliminated from this season of Strictly Come Dancing. asserted

Walters → become → Dancing

On Saturday night’s episode, Walters and Skorjanec had performed a Charleston to Ooh Ahh… Just A Little Bit by Gina G, receiving a score of 17 from the judges. asserted

Walters → perform → judges

After finishing in the bottom two on the first two weeks of the competition, the judges sent the pair home. asserted

judges → finish → pair

On Sunday night’s results episode, they were sent into the dance-off against former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and his partner Alexis Warr – who had received a score of 15 for their quickstep to I’m A Believer by The Monkees. asserted

I → send → Monkees

After both couples performed their routines again, the judges delivered their verdicts on who they wanted to save. asserted

they → perform → who

The eliminated couple will appear on It Takes Two on Monday. asserted

It → eliminate → Monday

Sunday night’s episode also saw Ballas and Du Beke take to the floor as part of a special group performance, with two teams of professional dancers going head-to-head for glory in a ballroom vs Latin showdown. asserted

teams → see → showdown

Read More Her television work also includes roles in Coronation Street, Beyond Paradise, Being Human, Hollyoaks, Biff And Chip, and Doc Martin, while her film credits include Submarine, Resistance, High Tide and Save The Cinema. asserted

credits → read → Cinema

On stage, she has appeared in productions such as The Importance Of Being Earnest, Blood Brothers, Twelfth Night, Educating Rita and What’s New Pussycat?. asserted

Pussycat → appear → Rita

During the first week of the contest, the Welsh actress received a score of 15 for her cha cha cha, also being given the same score the following week while performing 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 week for icons week. asserted

couples → remain → week

Strictly Come Dancing returns at 6.15pm Saturday on BBC One. asserted

Dancing → return → BBC

Second couple sent home from Strictly after low leaderboard finish

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