Shaun Wright-Phillips Eliminated From Strictly Come Dancing After Dance-Off

Former England footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips has become the fourth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after losing a dance-off to actress Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu. Wright-Phillips and his professional partner Alexis Warr performed their Jive to Faith by Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande and received 17 points. Winstone and Gu performed their Foxtrot to Man I Need by Olivia Dean and scored 25 points.

Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse voted to save Winstone and Gu. Head judge Shirley Ballas chose to save Wright-Phillips and Warr, leaving the casting vote to Anton Du Beke. Du Beke also chose to save Winstone and Gu, making Wright-Phillips and Warr the fourth couple to leave the series this year.

“I don't”

Wright-Phillips became tearful after the result was confirmed and admitted he had made mistakes during the performance. He said he had performed the routine perfectly during rehearsals. His fellow Strictly stars gathered on the dance floor to say goodbye to the couple.

Elsewhere on Saturday night, Olympian Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita reached the top of the leaderboard with 37 points for their Couple's Choice dance. They earned the first 10s of the series from judges Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse. Australian singer Delta Goodrem returned after missing the previous week with a rib injury and scored 34 points for her rumba with Kai Widdrington.

Last week, former Paralympic cyclist Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon became the third couple to leave after losing their dance-off to Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu. Strictly continues to face questions about declining television audiences following changes to its presenting team. Saturday night's show attracted an average of 5.3 million viewers, compared with 5.18 million the previous weekend and 5.3 million for the launch show.