BBC Strictly Come Dancing semi-final change announced as five couples to compete confirmed

Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed a change for the upcoming semi-final as the couples who have made it through to the penultimate week of the series were confirmed.

During the latest results show on Sunday night (December 1) Gladiator and former Olympian Montell Douglas has become the 10th celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing after the Musical Week quarter-final.

The 38-year-old and her professional partner Johannes Radebe were defeated in the dance-off by former Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and her partner Aljaz Skorjanec.

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Tash and Aljaz appeared in the dance-off despite scoring the joint second highest with 38 for their Argentine tango to Ex-Wives from Six The Musical on Saturday’s show. The couples performed their dances for a second time on Sunday’s results show, after Douglas and Radebe had scored 32 for their rumba to I’m Here from The Colour Purple on the live show.

After the second performances, the judges unanimously decided to save Tasha and Aljaz, sending Johannes and Montell home just two weeks before Strictly's live 2024 final.

After finding out she would be leaving the show, Montell said; "He (Johannes) has been amazing. Strictly has touched me in ways I never knew possible. I’m an Olympian and a Gladiator, but I have honestly struggled with confidence my whole life and being on the show, with the beautiful crew, the judges, the cast, has just been such an honour."

Johannes added: "I am so proud of you (Montell), because you are a non-dancer. But the one thing that you have done every single week is turn out beautiful dancing. So I want to say to you, thank you for respecting our art form