STRICTLY fans were left stunned as the pair crashed out of the show despite finishing strongly on last night’s leaderboard.
In the sixth results show of Strictly 2026, faced the dance off against
Both couples performed their routines again. Bethany and Nancy performed their Foxtrot to Bleeding Love by , before Cach and Maddie performed their Waltz to That Ain’t You by Mulaa Joans.
After both couples had danced, the judges delivered their verdicts and chose to save Cach and Maddie.
Meanwhile, and chose to save Bethany and Nancy.
Head Judge – who this week was the judge with the deciding vote – voted to save Cach and Maddie, it meant that Bethany and Nancy were the sixth couple leaving the competition.
on the top on Saturday’s leaderboard with 30 points.
, along with , finished joint last after each scored 26.
Fans flocked to social media and one wrote: “You’re having a laugh Judges…how can you save someone bottom of the leader board for whom you eliminated…hold your heads in shame.”
Sunday night’s results show commemorated Remembrance Sunday with a group performance from the Strictly Professionals.
Choreographed by Lizzie Gough and set to the Peter Gabriel arrangement of Heroes, the dance opened with British soldiers leaving for war and was inspired by The Monument to the Women of World War II, focusing on the lives of women during the conflict.
The results show also featured , accompanied by a routine from Alexis Warr and Aljaž Škorjanec.
The remaining couples will take to the dancefloor next week, when Strictly Come Dancing returns at 6:25pm on Saturday 14 November.
All episodes of the 2026 series so far are available to stream on iPlayer.
