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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauren Del Fabbro

Strictly star thanks professional partner for helping him ‘fall in love’

Former Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope has credited his Strictly Come Dancing professional partner, Katya Jones, with helping him "fall in love with life again" following their unexpected elimination from the competition on Sunday.

The pair found themselves at the bottom of the Strictly leaderboard before losing the dance-off. Judges ultimately opted to save West End star Amber Davies and her professional partner, Nikita Kuzmin, securing their place in the semi-finals.

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