Third couple eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2026

Dame Sarah Storey and her pro partner Julian Caillon have become the third couple to be eliminated from this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

The Paralympics legend had been bottom of the judges’ leaderboard in Icons Week, having scored just 21 points for her Tango to ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’ by Shania Twain.

Facing off against Storey and Caillon in the dance-off this week were Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu, who notched up 27 points for their Cha-cha-cha to Aretha Franklin classic ‘Respect’.

In the judges’ vote to save, Antonia and Xu earned a clean sweep – with this week’s deciding voter, head judge Shirley Ballas, confirming that she too would have saved the couple.

Strictly Come Dancing continues next Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.