Luba Mushtuk has become the latest professional dancer to leave Strictly Come Dancing, with fans questioning the BBC\u2019s \u201cfishy\u201d agenda.<\/p>\n
Following the departure of hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly in the latest series, this week the show has announced the departures of professional dancers Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova and now Luba Mushtuk.<\/p>\n
In a statement posted to Instagram, the BBC show shared \u201ca heartfelt thank you\u201d to Luba, acknowledging \u201cher outstanding contribution\u201d to Strictly.<\/p>\n
The statement continues: \u201cSince joining in 2016 as an assistant choreographer and stepping into the professional dancer line-up two years later, Luba has been a valued member of the team – bringing professionalism, creativity, and her quality expertise year after year.<\/p>\n
\u201cRespected both on and off the dance floor, she has consistently delivered unforgettable routines, captivating audiences with her remarkable talent and signature elegance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly grateful for her dedication to the programme and for always going above and beyond\u2014whether through the care and commitment she showed her celebrity partners or her warmth and kindness behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
\u201cLuba has been, and always will be, a much-loved member of the Strictly family, and we wish her every success in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luba has been a part of Strictly for 10 years and released her own statement about her exit on Instagram: \u201cWith a heart full of gratitude, the time has come for me to step away from Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am deeply grateful for the past 10 years on this beautiful show!<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for the amazing opportunity and the unforgettable memories.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has truly meant the world to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow it\u2019s time for me to follow my dreams beyond the show, and I\u2019m excited for what the future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luba confirmed she would still be performing on the Strictly Professionals tour: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see you all on the Pro Tour and I\u2019m really looking forward to it for one last time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans call out BBC for \u201cvery strange\u201d and \u201cfishy\u201d agenda amid axing of professionals<\/p>\n
Commenting on the show\u2019s official announcement about Luba\u2019s exit, one fan said: \u201cThe agenda is \u2018fishy\u2019 I mean why would the two main presenters leave suddenly and announce it mid series ?<\/p>\n
\u201cThen all these lovely popular dancers being let go . It\u2019s very strange .\u201d<\/p>\n
Another fan said: \u201cI’ve hit the like button out of respect for Luba. Not the Strictly producers.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou’re going to have to let us in on your strategy for this mass cull because loyal viewers like myself root for all the pros and I have really struggled to understand why they are doing this xx\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Someone else commented: \u201cThe show will lose it’s traditional and faithful audience base with too many changes of popular dancers along with Tess and Claudia going.<\/p>\n
\u201cYounger people won’t be rushing home on a Saturday teatime to make sure they’re in for Strictly, or take the time out their week to watch it back on iplayer.\u201d<\/p>\n
This person commented: \u201cStrictly please can we stop announcing any more pros leaving cause my heart can\u2019t take it \u2764\ufe0f\u201d.<\/p>\n
A fan accused the BBC of ruining the show: \u201cWhat in gods name are you doing BBC – I almost hope this is your way of saying the show is going to end because you\u2019ve ruined it for those that have watched for years.\u201d<\/p>\n
TV presenter Helen Skelton, who has competed on the show, commented on Luba\u2019s post: \u201cThank you for your support and kindness during my time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose eyes\ud83d\ude0d love and hugs. Here is to turning the page x\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Another former contestant on the show, Karen Carney, who is a pundit and former England footballer, said: \u201cThank you for being so kind and supportive to me on the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was so great to get to know you and I\u2019m excited for you and your next adventures \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n
\u201cbig love Luba \u2764\ufe0f\u201d.<\/p>\n
Newsquest contacted the BBC for comment, and a spokesperson for the broadcaster shared the same statement regarding Luba Mushtuk’s departure that was posted on the Strictly Instagram page.<\/p>\n
Who is your favourite Strictly professional? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luba Mushtuk has become the latest professional dancer to leave Strictly Come Dancing, with fans questioning the BBC\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500560,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[54823,96,134117,175312,44830,1598,45143,50209,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-500559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-claudia-winkleman","tag-entertainment","tag-karen-hauer","tag-luba-mushtuk","tag-professional-dancer","tag-strictly-come-dancing","tag-strictly-professionals","tag-tess-daly","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}