BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans make demand to bosses as Nigel Harman quits

02 December 2023 , 19:25

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans make demand to bosses as Nigel Harman quits

Strictly Come Dancing fans have demanded that Angela Scanlon return to the competition amid Nigel Harman's show exit.

A BBC spokesperson confirmed his exit on Saturday, saying: "Unfortunately Nigel has sustained an injury which means he is unable to perform in tonight’s show and has had to withdraw from Strictly." This is the second quit of the series as Amanda Abbington, 51, left the BBC Latin and ballroom show a few weeks back due to personal reasons.

It comes as Angela, 39, and her pro partner Carlos Gu were sadly eliminated last week following the dreaded dance-off. Taking to Twitter, now X, one person said: "Can Angela Scanlon learn a dance in 3 and a half hours please? Come back queen! #strictly?", a different account put: "My solution is bring back Angela and Carlos @bbcstrictly #strictly", another viewer wrote: "BRING BACK ANGELA SCANLON #StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly" while a different fan added: "With Nigel having to pull out of #Strictly quarter final I don't know why they can't bring Angela Scanlan back, at this late stage to be one down ruins the show, doesn't it?"

Strictly Come Dancing fans have demanded that Angela Scanlon return to the competition amid Nigel Harman's show exit (BBC)

Nigel and pro partner Katya Jones were due to perform the Charleston to Step in Time from the feel-good movie and musical Mary Poppins on Saturday night for the show's Musicals Week. This weekend, the four remaining celebrities will be taking to the dance floor for the semi-finals in a bid to impress judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.

Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell, Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin will all be hoping to impress for musicals week as the competition hots up. Bobby, 20, and Dianne, 34, will perform a Salsa to the classic I've Had the Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing.

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Ellie, 22, and Vito, 31, will be performing a Quickstep to Belle from Disney classic Beauty and the Beast. Annabel, 57, and Johannes, 36, will perform a Foxtrot to For Good from the incredible musical Wicked. Layton, 29, and Nikita, 25, will be hoping to land back on top of the leaderboard with their Paso Doble to Backstage Romance from Moulin Rouge.

Olivia Wheeler