By Karim Hammam
Former England footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips has become the fourth celebrity to leave this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Alongside his professional partner Alexis Warr, Wright-Phillips was eliminated following a dance-off against actor Jaime Winstone and partner Carlos Gu.
The Elimination Results
Despite finishing higher in the scores than other contestants, Wright-Phillips and Warr landed in the bottom two after the public vote. During the dance-off, the pair performed a jive to Stevie Wonder's "Faith." Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse voted to save Winstone and Gu, while head judge Shirley Ballas voted to save Wright-Phillips and Warr. Ultimately, judge &__Du Beke__ cast the deciding vote to save Winstone and Gu, sending the footballer home.
Surprise Format Change Announced
The results show included a major announcement regarding a change to the competition's format. For the upcoming Halloween episode, the show will feature its first-ever triple dance-off. In this special episode, the three couples with the lowest combined scores and public votes will perform again, after which the judges will eliminate one pair. Following this special, the show will return to its standard two-couple dance-off format for the remainder of the series.
Leaderboard Highlights
In other news from the live show, Winter Olympic champion Tabby Stoecker reached the top of the leaderboard with a score of 37 for her performance with partner Mark Karmalita. Australian singer Delta Goodrem also made headlines by scoring the first perfect 10 of the series during her rumba, earning a total of 34 points.
