Strictly Come Dancing: Ross King Eliminated

Ross King, a Scottish TV presenter, and his partner Jowita Przystal were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night, after a dance-off against Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon. The contestants had performed the same routines from Saturday night for a second time, with King and Przystal dancing the paso doble to Thunderbirds Are Go, and Sopal and Caillon performing a foxtrot to The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time. Despite King being praised by judge Anton Du Beke as the "most improved" contestant, he received the lowest score of 19 points on Saturday night, leading to his elimination.

Key Takeaways:

• Ross King and Jowita Przystal were the third and fourth contestants to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing, following a dance-off against Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon.
• King received the lowest score of 19 points on Saturday night for his paso doble, despite being described by judge Anton Du Beke as the "most improved" contestant.
• King thanked his partner, Przystal, for her support during rehearsals and expressed gratitude to the show's crew, judges, and audience.
• Sopal was chosen by the judges to stay in the competition, with head judge Shirley Ballas saying she would have voted the same if she needed to use her casting vote.

Statistics:

• 19 points: lowest score received by Ross King on Saturday night for his paso doble.
• 2: number of contestants eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing alongside Ross King.

Sources:

• [Strictly Come Dancing Twitter account]
• [BBC News: Strictly Come Dancing]
• [The Guardian: Strictly Come Dancing]