{"id":40987,"date":"2023-12-02T21:14:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T20:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1938007"},"modified":"2023-12-02T22:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T21:39:39","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-elimination-called-off-following-nigel-harmans-exit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-come-dancing-elimination-called-off-following-nigel-harmans-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing elimination called off following Nigel Harman\u2019s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harman’s exit was announced just hours before tonight’s live show. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 02 December 2023 at 20:14 PM<\/p>

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There will be no elimination <\/span>on Strictly Come Dancing<\/a><\/span> this week after Nigel Harman was forced to withdraw<\/a> from the competition just hours before tonight\u2019s live show (2nd December) due to an injury.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The former EastEnders and Casualty actor had been due to perform <\/span>a Charleston to Step in Time from Mary Poppins with his professional partner Katya Jones during the quarter finals<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But with just hours to go until the live show, a BBC <\/span>spokesperson announced his exit: \u201cUnfortunately Nigel has sustained an injury which means he is unable to perform in tonight\u2019s show and has had to withdraw from Strictly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the wake of Harman<\/a>\u2018s departure, <\/span>the four remaining celebrities<\/span> \u2013 f<\/span>ormer tennis pro Annabel Croft, theatre and TV star Layton Williams, EastEnders actor Bobby Brazier and former Coronation Street actor Ellie Leach \u2013<\/span>\u00a0will automatically make it through to the semi-final.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>As you can see we only have four couples. Unfortunately Nigel has sustained an injury which means he is unable to perform in tonight\u2019s show and has had to withdraw from the competition,\u201d Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman explained at the beginning of tonight\u2019s episode, with h<\/span>er co-presenter Tess Daly adding: \u201cW<\/span>e are as devastated as he is but Nigel and Katya will be chatting later on in the show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Claudia went on to explain that this means \u201cthere will be no public vote tonight and no elimination this weekend\u201d, while Tess clarified:<\/span> \u201cBut the judges will still be scoring and those scores will be carried over.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Claudia concluded: \u201cYou\u2019ll be able to vote as usual next week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>