• Alex Kingston was eliminated from Strictly after performing with a dislocated rib and losing a dance-off • Balvinder Sopal sets a record by surviving five dance-offs, advancing to the quarterfinals • Strictly viewers showed concern for Alex’s injury, prompting discussions about the physical toll on contestants

With the Strictly Come Dancing final fast approaching, the results of the eighth celebrity to head home have never felt so tense.

Actress Alex Kingston, 62, became the latest celebrity to be eliminated from the show, after powering through her performance despite a ‘dislocated rib’.

Viewers expressed concern for Alex last night, as she was visibly struggling to perform her choreography and was even heard saying at one point: ‘I can’t move.’

Having begged the BBC to offer me

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