- BBC's Strictly Come Dancing introduced a dramatic format twist during Sunday's Halloween results show by forcing the bottom three pairings into the series' first-ever three-way dance-off.
- Under the new rule change, judges were tasked with voting directly for the couple they wanted to send home rather than saving their favourite performing pair.
- Emmerdale actor Lawrence Robb and professional partner Jowita Przystał were eliminated after all four judges highlighted mistakes in his Tango routine to the Ghostbusters theme.
- Fellow bottom-three contestants Bethany Antonia and Jaime Winstone survived the vote, despite Winstone landing in the dance-off for the third time this series and Antonia for the second.
- Viewers strongly criticised the decision on social media, describing the twist as harsh and nonsensical, while comparing its elimination style to format elements historically used on The X Factor.
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