Will Best Leaves Strictly Come Dancing After Tense Dance-Off

Will Best and professional partner Dianne Buswell have been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing, missing out on the chance to perform at Blackpool Tower Ballroom. The pair faced Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu in the latest dance-off after the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes were combined. Both couples performed their routines again. Will and Dianne danced their Paso Doble to Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy”, while Jaime and Carlos repeated their Charleston to “I Can’t Do It Alone”. Judge Anton Du Beke voted to save Will and Dianne, saying he had noticed a mistake in the other performance. The remaining three judges chose Jaime and Carlos, sending Will and Dianne out of the competition. The departing pair paid tribute to each other as Dianne appeared emotional. Will’s exit also prompted a wave of reactions from viewers online. Some questioned the judges’ decision and said they were disappointed to see him leave, while others expressed sympathy for Dianne and praised her dancing. The results show, hosted by Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe, also featured a group performance inspired by romantasy. The remaining couples are set to compete for a place in the Blackpool show next weekend. The article reports that Cash Mercer and professional partner Maddie Ingoldsby had topped the previous night’s leaderboard with 39 points out of 40 for their Charleston.