The Latest Breaking News from Balvinder Sopal

Fifth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing during Halloween week

Also on Saturday’s show, Lewis Cope and professional dancer Katya Jones clinched the first perfect score of the series.

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2025

Strictly viewers make same complaint about ‘questionable’ scores during Icons Week

‘How can the couples improve and get better if the judges can't agree on how good the dances are?’ asks one fan

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing fans decry Balvinder Sopal’s ‘ridiculous’ lack of support

‘EastEnders’ actor was placed in the bottom two for a second week in a row

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Second contestant eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The remaining 13 couples will return to the Strictly dancefloor next week.

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2025

Ross King becomes second contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing

TV star follows Thomas Skinner off the dancefloor

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Strictly fans left furious after surprise star ends up in dance off: ‘Completely undeserved’

Viewers have branded result ‘shocking’

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Emmerdale’s Lewis Cope tops leaderboard with perfect 10

Lewis Cope and his professional partner Katya Jones scored 37 for their Paso Double to The Plaza of Execution from the film The Mask of Zorro

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week four of BBC series

What judges thought of this week’s performances

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025

Coronation Street bags biggest prize at 2025 Inside Soap awards

Coronation Street scooped up the same award last year too

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Amy Dowden and Thomas Skinner among Strictly pairings announced for 2025

The celebrities, along with their respective dance partners, will begin performing paired dances from next weekend.

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2025