Strictly Come Dancing Week 3 elimination leaked online

The week 3 elimination for Strictly has been leaked online and fans have been left 'heartbroken' <i>(Image: BBC/Guy Levy)</i>
The week 3 elimination for Strictly has been leaked online and fans have been left 'heartbroken' (Image: BBC/Guy Levy)
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The Week 3 elimination for Strictly Come Dancing 2026 has leaked ahead of tonight's results show (October 11), leaving fans 'heartbroken'.

Newsquest will not reveal the details of which two celebrities found themselves in the bottom two since these results have not been verified, and so as not to spoil the programme.

The 2026 series is still in its early stages at the moment, with only one pair having been eliminated so far.

Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington got the highest score in last night's show (October 10), with 33.

Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr were at the bottom of the leaderboard with just 15.

You can view the full leaderboard here.

Strictly Week 3 elimination leaks as fans left 'heartbroken'

As the results show for Strictly Come Dancing is filmed on the same night as the rest of the show, but broadcast a day later, it allows people who are in the crowd for filming to know who is eliminated ahead of time.

The outcome of the Week 3 dance-off was revealed online this morning by the Strictly Spoiler account.

Quite a few fans were left disappointed, with one labelling it 'laughable' on X.

Another wrote: "Heartbroken for the couple that have left."

Others seemed content with the outcome, saying it was the "right result".

Who has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2026 so far?

Chris Appleton became the first contestant to leave the competition last week.

The 43-year-old celebrity hair stylist was partnered with professional dancer Amy Dowden.

Their combined score over the first two weeks was 33 points, just ahead of Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec (30 points), in last place on the leaderboard.

Appleton and Dowden faced Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu in the dance-off, following the public vote.

The judges chose to save Winstone and Gu, sending Appleton and Dowden home.

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