Strictly star La Voix has quit the series after picking up an injury, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced tonight (Saturday, November 22).
La Voix was set to miss tonight’s Blackpool special due to injury. However, at the start of the show, the presenting duo confirmed her time on the show is over.
Strictly star La Voix forced to pull out of series
After tonight’s edition of Strictly kicked off with a pro dancer routine alongside iconic band Steps, Tess and Claudia revealed some sad news.
Earlier this week, La Voix announced that she wouldn’t be able to take part in this week’s edition of the show due to injury. She was given a bye with the hope of being able to perform next week.
However, Tess and Claudia revealed some bad news – the star won’t be coming back at all.
Tess and Claudia share sad news
“Now, as you may have heard, La Voix sustained an injury, meaning that she can’t dance in Blackpool tonight,” Tess said.
The camera then cut to a very sad looking La Voix, who was sitting in the audience.
“And following further advice from our medical team, we can now confirm, she has very sadly had to withdraw from the competition,” Tess then added.
“We will be speaking to La Voix in tomorrow night’s show. We love you so, so much,” Claudia said, speaking to La Voix.
Tess agreed, then adding: “We sure do!”
Major change to tomorrow night’s show
In light of La Voix’s early exit from the show, Tess and Claudia then shared some big news about tomorrow night’s results show.
The duo announced that tomorrow, no one will be eliminated from the show!
“No one will be leaving Strictly this weekend!” Tess announced, drawing wild cheers from the audience and the celebs.
The stars then all came together for a group hug where they jumped around wildly, celebrating.
Viewers react
Fans were devastated that La Voix has been forced out of the show. They took to Twitter to let their thoughts be known.
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