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Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left stunned tonight after a series favourite was shockingly eliminated from the BBC programme. Lewis Cope and Katya Jones have been booted out following their West Side Story salsa that failed to win over both the judging panel and the viewing public in what's being called one of the competition's most surprising eliminations. ‌

Whilst many struggled to comprehend the result , others argued the signs had been apparent for some time, with audiences gravitating away from polished performers - Lewis previously starred in the dance musical Billy Elliott as a youngster - towards contestants with compelling personal narratives they could connect with, or what television insiders call a "journey". ‌

One viewer wrote: "Some of us want

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