Strictly 2026: Lawrence Robb leaves after first-ever three-way dance-off

3rd November 2026

Updated 3 Nov 2026, 14:11 · First published 3 Nov 2026

Emmerdale actor Lawrence Robb and his partner Jowita Przystał have left Strictly Come Dancing, after the show’s first-ever three-way dance-off. The judges sent them home in Sunday’s Halloween results show.

💃 Strictly 2026, Halloween week
❌ Out: Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał (fifth couple to leave)
⚔️ First ever three-couple dance-off
🏆 Top of the leaderboard: Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola, 36
📺 Next live show: Saturday 7 November, BBC One

Who left Strictly on Sunday?

Lawrence and Jowita were in the bottom three with Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu, and Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu. For the Halloween twist, the judges voted for the couple they wanted to send home, instead of the couple they wanted to save.

Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood all voted to eliminate Lawrence and Jowita. Motsi Mabuse did not need to give her deciding vote, but said she would have made the same choice.

Craig said: “I saw a notable improvement in two couples [but] one couple for me failed to hit the mark.” Shirley said Lawrence’s dance had “glitches”, while the other two couples made “no mistakes”.

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What were the Halloween week scores?

Couple	Score
Lacey Turner & Vito Coppola	36
John Nellis & Katya Jones	35
Lawrence Robb & Jowita Przystał	26
Tabby Stoecker & Mark Karmalita	25
Graeme Hall & Lauren Oakley	25

Selected scores from Saturday 31 October

Lawrence and Jowita danced a Tango to Ghostbusters and scored 26. Tabby and Mark and Graeme and Lauren were joint bottom of the leaderboard on 25, but the public vote kept them out of the dance-off. Judges’ scores and votes count equally.

What did Lawrence and Jowita say?

Lawrence said: “It’s quite hard to put into words.” He told host Emma Willis that Strictly was “the most intense, the most incredible, the most loving, caring and wonderful family to be part of”.

Jowita told him: “So for me, every Saturday, you’re an absolute ten,” adding that his “heart is made of gold”.

When is Strictly on next?

The ten remaining couples are back on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 7 November, with the results show on Sunday. The show is going back to the usual two-couple dance-off. Lacey Turner is the bookmakers’ favourite to win the series.

Sources: BANG Showbiz via Yahoo, Evening Standard via AOL, Yahoo. Photo: Michael D Beckwith / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.