Strictly Come Dancing's Lewis Cope has spoken out about his shocking exit from the series after he had been a favourite to win

What has Lewis Cope had to say about his controversial Strictly exit?

Lewis Cope , who is best known to soap fans as Nicky Milligan on Emmerdale, signed up to appear on BBC Saturday night favourite Strictly Come Dancing following his two-year stint on the long-running Yorkshire-based serial.

He was paired with professional dancer Katya Jones throughout his time on the competition, and the pair quickly became a favourite amongst fans.

The pair scored consistently high with judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke, and had never been in the bottom two before prior to their elimination.

Lewis, who started his career as a child

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