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Sarah Storey on Strictly Come Dancing 2026

Overview

Paralympic athlete Dame Sarah Storey joined the 2026 lineup of the BBC television program ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ as a celebrity contestant. The season featured a revamped presenting team and changes to the professional dancer roster.

During the third results show, held during ‘Icons Week’, Storey and her professional partner Julian Caillon were eliminated following a dance-off against actor Bethany Antonia and professional Nancy Xu. Although the judging panel reached a consensus to save Antonia and Xu, the decision prompted social media backlash from viewers. Storey characterized her participation in the competition as a ‘blessing’.

Entities

BBC · Nancy Xu · Strictly Come Dancing · Sarah Storey · Bethany Antonia

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 6 sources
    Dame Sarah Storey eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

    Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and partner Julian Caillon have been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing following a unanimous judges' decision in a dance-off against Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Sarah Storey joins Strictly Come Dancing 2026 lineup

    Paralympic legend Dame Sarah Storey joins the 2026 lineup of BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ alongside presenter Will Best.

Sources

diarioimagen.net · digitalspy.com · entertainmentdaily.com · huffingtonpost.co.uk · sentidog.com · standard.co.uk · tvzoneuk.com