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Balvinder Sopal has been praised for her 'beautiful' tribute to Lewis Cope following his shock exit from Strictly Come Dancing.

The EastEnders star was among those remaining in the BBC One dance contest ahead of the semi-final this Saturday (December 13) to speak out in response to the actor and his professional dance partner Katya Jones' surprise departure from the competition.

The pair were favourites to go all the way to the final of the BBC One dance contest, which is set for just a couple of weeks' time on December 20, after impressing with their routines, even bagging the first 40 of the series back during the Halloween special.

But it was seemingly a wobble in their journey on Saturday night (December 6) that sealed their departure from the show during the

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