The 37-year-old athlete, also known as Nitro on Gladiators, was ousted from the competition alongside his professional partner Karen Hauer<\/a> after ending up in the dance off<\/a> with RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK star La Voix<\/a> and Alja\u017e \u0160korjanec.<\/p>\n Olympian Aikines-Aryeetey, a former Team GB sprinter, was sent home by the judges, with all four voting to save La Voix.<\/p>\n He said taking part in Strictly was a dream come true, calling the show \u201ca celebration\u201d, and he thanked Hauer for giving him \u201can opportunity to shine\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cYou’ve understood my crazy brain. I just want to thank you so much for the time and effort, the hard work that you’ve given to me. You show up, you turn out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Hauer told her celebrity partner after the result was announced: \u201cI am extremely proud. We’ve had the best time. <\/p>\n \u201cYou’re such a gentleman, you’re a hard worker, you listen, and you get into those times where I don’t know what you were thinking, but you know what? I loved you in every kind of way because of the person that you are, and it was an honour to teach you, so thank you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n Aikines-Aryeetey was a participant on last year’s Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special alongside professional dancer Nancy Xu. <\/p>\n His appearance on the main show follows Gladiators co-star Montell Douglas, who made it to week 10 of the 2024 series.<\/p>\n EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal, who has been in the dance off three times so far, sailed through to the next round following a Bhangra-inspired Couple\u2019s Choice routine to \u201cSapphire\u201d by Ed Sheeran and Arijit Singh.<\/p>\n One person who was left with lower scores than usual was ER and Doctor Who actor Alex Kingston.<\/p>\n![\"Harry](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-09-at-14-36-44.png\")
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey was sixth star to be eliminated from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ (BBC)<\/p>\n