{"id":168192,"date":"2025-11-30T21:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/168192\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T21:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:31:08","slug":"strictly-couple-miss-out-on-the-quarter-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/168192\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly couple miss out on the quarter-final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actress Alex Kingston and her professional dance partner Johannes Radebe have become the eighth couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n

The Doctor Who star and Radebe lost out in the dance-off to EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal and professional dance partner Julian Caillon.<\/p>\n

The couples performed their routines from Saturday night, with Kingston and Radebe dancing their Cha Cha Cha to Anita Ward’s Ring My Bell.<\/p>\n

\"Alex
\nAlex Kingston and Johannes Radebe dance the Cha Cha Cha<\/p>\n

They failed to make it through to the quarter-final after the majority of the judges chose to save Sopal and Caillon, who danced a jive to Maxine Nightingale’s Right Back Where We Started From.<\/p>\n

Following the performances, the judges cast their vote, with Anton Du Beke choosing to save Kingston and Radebe while Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse saved Sopal and Caillon.<\/p>\n

Head judge Shirley Ballas, who had the casting vote this week, decided to also save Sopal and Caillon, securing their place in Strictly’s Musicals Week.<\/p>\n

\"Alex
\nAlex Kingston – “Everyone always says that their dance partner is a friend for life, but JoJo really will be”<\/p>\n

When asked about her time on the show, Kingston said: “I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would last this long.<\/p>\n

“It’s been just the most incredible journey for me.<\/p>\n

“I feel quite proud of myself because I’ve loved the process. I mean, 100%, you can tell by my smile. Everyone always says that their dance partner is a friend for life, but JoJo really will be.”<\/p>\n

\"Johannes
\nJohannes Radebe – “These memories are just the beginning for us”<\/p>\n

Radebe added: “I’ve never grinned as much as I have in the last few weeks. Thank you, Alex, for being a trooper. I will hold on to the memories. As far as the dancing goes, I think we’ve achieved what we wanted to achieve.<\/p>\n

“These memories are just the beginning for us. We can say that we are very much a Strictly family.”<\/p>\n

The remaining five couples will return to the Strictly dancefloor on Saturday for the Musicals Week quarter-final.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nAlexander Kingston – “It’s been just the most incredible journey for me”<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing will air on BBC One at 6:50pm on Saturday, followed by the results show on Sunday at 7:45pm.<\/p>\n

Source: Press Association<\/p>\n

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