Strictly Come Dancing: What occur’s to evaluate’s scores?

Strictly’s Nigel Harman confirmed he had been compelled to go away the glitzy BBC present for ‘medical causes’ simply hours earlier than the reside present on Saturday. 

The Downton Abbey actor, 50, later appeared within the studio and revealed he had hospitalised after struggling a rib damage – forcing him and accomplice Katya Jones, 34, to bow out of the competitors.  

Nigel’s final minute exit threw the present into chaos forcing the standard dance off and elimination to be scrapped.

Leaving hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly to clarify to audiences how the sequence would take care of the autumn out forward of judging the newest performances. 

Speaking throughout Saturday’s present Tess stated how devastated they have been to lose Nigel, earlier than her co-host confirmed there can be no public vote or elimination. 

Claudia defined: ‘The judges will nonetheless be scoring and people scores can be carried over. You’ll be capable of vote as regular subsequent week.’ 

Saturday noticed Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin rating full marks with 40 for his or her Pasa Doble to Backstage Romance from Moulin Rogue The Musical.

Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola’s quickstep was second with 36, as they carried out to Belle from Disney’s Beauty and The Beast. 

Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell struggled with the Salsa as they strutted their stuff to (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing, discovering themsleves with a disappointing rating of 34.

At the underside of the leaderboard was Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe with 33 factors, after dancing the Foxtort to Wicked’s Good. 

Nigel and Katya each appeared on the present the place the previous EastEnders star informed how he damage his rib throughout a bounce in rehearsals.

He stated: ‘I used to be about to be caught by some very good-looking males however once I landed, I’ve completed one thing to my rib. I’m a bit excessive on painkillers.’

Asked by host Claudia Winkleman if he had loved his time on the present, Nigel stated: ‘Oh I’ve cherished it, I’ve cherished it. This hasn’t actually sunk in. 

‘When I used to be watching everybody coming down the steps, it was actual that I’m not a part of it anymore.’

Katya was stuffed with reward for Nigel’s arduous work on the present and seemed emotional on the considered them not attending to carry out collectively.

She stated: ‘I’ve completely cherished each second of us creating magic on the dancefloor. 

‘I do know the explanations he did this have been to your daughter and your mother and father and I do know your mother and father can be very pleased with you. I hope you have obtained one thing out of this that you’ll cherish without end in your damaged rib.’

Nigel replied: ‘The solely purpose I’m standing right here is due to all of the work you have put in. You problem me, you push me, you assist me. Most of all, you are simply a part of me now.’ Becoming emotional, he added: ‘I can not even take a look at you!’

He and Katya have been because of carry out a Charleston to Step in Time from Mary Poppins as a part of the programme’s ‘musicals week.’

Nigel’s exit from the present comes every week after ‘steamy’ pictures emerged of him and Katya practising their strikes of their steamy Rumba routine at a North London studio.

‘When I used to be watching everybody coming down the steps, it was actual that I’m not a part of it anymore.’

Katya was stuffed with reward for Nigel’s arduous work on the present and seemed emotional on the considered them not attending to carry out collectively.

She stated: ‘I’ve completely cherished each second of us creating magic on the dancefloor. 

‘I do know the explanations he did this have been to your daughter and your mother and father and I do know your mother and father can be very pleased with you. I hope you have obtained one thing out of this that you’ll cherish without end in your damaged rib.’

Nigel replied: ‘The solely purpose I’m standing right here is due to all of the work you have put in. You problem me, you push me, you assist me. Most of all, you are simply a part of me now.’ Becoming emotional, he added: ‘I can not even take a look at you!’

He and Katya have been because of carry out a Charleston to Step in Time from Mary Poppins as a part of the programme’s ‘musicals week.’