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All the Strictly Come Dancing stars forced to quit the 2025 series
Four celebrities including La Voix and Stefan Dennis withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing 2025 due to injuries such as torn calf and fractured ankle, with replacements named.
- At the Blackpool live show on Saturday, November 22, Tess Daly announced that La Voix was confirmed to have withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing Series 23, amid multiple celebrity exits.
- Medical scans and team advice showed injuries preventing continued participation as Kristian Nairn withdrew for 'unexpected medical reasons', Stefan Dennis tore his calf Saturday, and Dani Dyer fractured her ankle.
- Replacements were named mid-series, including Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope for Kristian Nairn and Amber Davis, Love Island and West End star, for Dani Dyer, while Stefan Dennis confirmed his exit on October 21 and La Voix had a bye to week nine.
- Sources say Strictly Come Dancing has been commissioned for 2026 despite insiders discussing a pause to bolster safeguarding after Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s departure, with producers naming replacements and reports suggesting Dani Dyer may return.
- Over recent months the BBC show scandals, including bullying, drug-use, and two stars facing rape allegations, have prompted safeguarding debates, especially after a police arrest in recent months.
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