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Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Leaked Results and Reaction from Fans

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Oct 4, 2025 — 1 min read

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left reeling after the premature leak of the show's results, revealing the first eliminated contestant and those who made it to the dance-off. The leak came ahead of the broadcast of the pre-recorded results show on Sunday, October 5, where the public vote score will be added to the combined scores from the first two live shows. Former Love Island winner Amber Davies and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin topped the leaderboard with a total score of 56, while former Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope and Katya Jones came in second with 44 points. However, ITV's showbiz reporter Ross King and dancer Jowita Przystal found themselves at the bottom with a score of 25, with Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden also struggling with a joint score of 29.

Key Takeaways:

Former Love Island winner Amber Davies and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin topped the leaderboard with a total score of 56.
Former Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope and Katya Jones came in second with a total score of 44.
ITV's showbiz reporter Ross King and dancer Jowita Przystal, and Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden found themselves at the bottom with scores of 25 and 29, respectively.
The leaked results show that Ross King and Jowita Przystal were at risk of facing the first dance-off.
Fans have been left "gutted" and "devastated" by the leaked results, with some expressing relief and others surprise at the outcome.

Statistics:

Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin scored 29 for their samba, with a total score of 56.
Lewis Cope and Katya Jones scored 27 for their Viennese waltz.
Ross King and Jowita Przystal scored 10 and 15 in the first and second live shows, respectively, for a total score of 25.
Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden scored 29 and 13 for a total score of 29.
43 contestants took part in the second live show, with 2 contestants eliminated.

Sources:

Manchester Evening News, "Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin top the leaderboard"
The Mirror, "Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Leaked results show who will face dance-off and who is eliminated first"

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