Strictly makes shock announcement after La Voix is forced to withdraw from competition

Sadly, La Voix has had to pull out of this year’s Strictly due to her injury (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire) Key Points summary__ai-icon La Voix has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing due to a foot injury, making her the fourth withdrawal of the season No eliminations will happen this weekend; scores and votes will carry over to next week, delighting the remaining contestants The results show will feature performances by Strictly alumni and Lewis Capaldi, providing a celebration instead of a dance-off Created with AI assistance. Quality assured by Metro editors. In a devastating turn of events, Strictly Come Dancing star La Voix has had to withdraw from the competition. It was confirmed earlier this week that the Drag Race icon would not be performing in Blackpool due to an injury. As per the BBC show’s rules, she received a bye to the next week. In a statement released at the time, La Voix, 45, said: ‘My heart truly breaks knowing I won’t be dancing in such an iconic venue.’ Get personalised updates on Strictly Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. However, as hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman opened Saturday’s show, live from the Tower Ballroom, viewers were given a sad update. ‘You may have heard, La Voix sustained an injury, meaning that she can’t dance in Blackpool tonight,’ Tess began. The Drag Race icon was initially given a bye to next week (Picture: BBC) ‘And following further advice from our medical team, we can now confirm she has very sadly had to withdraw from the competition.’ Cameras then cut to La Voix in the audience, looking deeply upset as the audience applauded her. Claudia further informed fans that the performer and her pro, Aljaž Škorjanec, will be interviewed during tomorrow night’s results show. Taking to her Instagram feed after the news aired, La Voix posted a message, explaining that, ‘after all week of hoping, healing, and doing everything I possibly could, my injury simply hasn’t improved the way we prayed it would’. ‘I’m absolutely devastated to withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing,’ she wrote. ‘This isn’t the glittering exit I ever imagined, and it breaks my heart to feel like I’m letting people down. My spirit wanted to keep dancing but my foot has other ideas! ‘Thank you for every cheer, every vote, and every sparkle of support – it’s meant the world to me.’ She signed off: ‘This isn’t the ending I imagined, but I’ll cherish this forever.’ In more unexpected news, this weekend’s results will look a little different from normal. Much to the surviving contestants’ joy, it has been decided that no one will be eliminated this Sunday. ‘This year, Blackpool is going to be even more special,’ Tess informed them. ‘Listen up, everyone, because we have an announcement. ‘We can confirm no one will be leaving Strictly this weekend.’ She and Aljaz Skorjanec will speak on tomorrow night’s show about the end of their Strictly journey (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire) As the cast celebrated and hugged one another, safe in the knowledge that there would be no dance-off tomorrow, the ballroom erupted into cheers. It comes after several other stars had to withdraw from Strictly this year, the first being Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn, who pulled out before the launch show had even been filmed. Dani Dyer later suffered a foot injury, forcing her out and Amber Davies in, along with Kristian’s replacement, Lewis Cope. The drama didn’t end there, as Neighbours legend Stefan Dennis, who was paired with pregnant pro Dianne Buswell, also had to bow out of the contest due to a torn calf. This makes La Voix the fourth celebrity to withdraw from Strictly 2025 alone. And while fans are devastated that she is no longer part of the series lineup, confirmation that there will be no elimination this weekend was warmly received. The contestants were thrilled to find out no one was being eliminated this week (Picture: BBC) That means no dance-off on Sunday! (Picture: BBC) The remaining cast ran to hug one another in celebration (Picture: BBC) ‘NO ELIMINATION OH MY GODDDDDD THANK GOD’, wrote @c3roline. ‘i am sobbing my eyes out at their live reactions to no elimination, that’s one of my favourite strictly moment ever’, @Kaaaaatie_x added on X. ‘So glad there will be no elimination this week! Was really hoping they’d make this decision after La Voix had to withdraw. Absolutely fair to the remaining couples’, penned @TheIceMaidenBrr. Strictly Come Dancing would be lost without its two most vital couples Strictly Come Dancing star 'arrested for allegedly raping woman after BBC event' Gogglebox icon confirmed as first star of Strictly 2025 Christmas special The public vote is still open this weekend and the judges will still score the routines as normal. All votes and scores will be carried over and combined to next week’s totals. And those fearing a gap in the TV schedule tomorrow night needn’t fear either, because the results show will still air. Instead of the dreaded dance-off and an emotional goodbye, it will consist of an all-star performance from some Strictly icons (Ashley Roberts, Danny Mac, Jay McGuiness, and Layton Williams), a pro routine, and a musical performance from Lewis Capaldi. Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Got a story? 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