Strictly Come Dancing fans have called for Luba Mushtuk to be partnered with a woman in next year’s competition.
The dancer, 37, was partnered with DIY:SOS star Nick Knowles for this year’s edition of the competition but he was eliminated in mid-October.
She teamed up with fellow professional Katya Jones, 35, as Becky Hill performed during Sunday night’s results show and fans flooded social media with their reaction.
One demanded: ‘LET LUBA DANCE WITH A WOMAN NEXT YEAR PLEASE #strictly’
A second said: ‘Luba and Katya dancing together in pro dance [heart emoji] [raised hands emoji]’
A third fan even noted that Luba could have taken the place of Carlos Gu for the upcoming Christmas special after he dropped out.
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Strictly Come Dancing fans have called for Luba Mushtuk to be partnered with a woman in next year’s competition.
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Pop star Becky Hill dropped by the Strictly Come Dancing studios to give a rendition of her track Indestructible
This would have meant that she would have danced with reality star Vogue Williams in the festive one-off, instead of replacement Gorka Marquez.
They wrote: ‘They could have easily put her in to replace Carlos for the Christmas special rather than have Vogue tower over Gorka
‘(I mean she’s still taller than Luba but not as much as over Gorka).’
BRIT Award-winning star Becky, 30, performed her track Indestructible just moments before TOWIE star Pete Wicks was eliminated.
The reality star had been paired up with Jowita Przystał but the pair just missed out on a place in next week’s final after they were voted off during Sunday night’s episode.
When asked by host Tess Daly about his time in the competition Pete said: ‘It’s been wild. I’ve been quite honest about the fact that I didn’t necessarily want to do this [Strictly] in the first place, but everyone else wanted me to do it, and I am so, so glad that I did it!
‘You don’t always have to be the best, but if you enjoy something then why shouldn’t you have a go at it? I’ve tried my best from day one, I said I was in for a penny, in for a pound and I’ve done it, it’s been beautiful.’
Pete and Jowita had found themselves in the dance-off opposite Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec, and judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke , and all three of them opted to save the Love Island star and her professional partner.
Luba teamed up with fellow professional Katya Jones, 35, as Becky Hill performed during Sunday night’s results show and fans flooded social media with their reaction
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Fans were thrilled with the surprise pairing, and called for Luba to be part of a same-sex pairing in 2025
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Head judge Shirley Ballas admitted that she would have said she would have decided to save Tasha and Aljaž rather than Pete and Jowita
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TOWIE star Pete Wicks had been paired up with Jowita Przystał but the pair just missed out on a place in next week’s final after they were voted off during Sunday night’s episode
Head judge Shirley Ballas admitted that she would have said she would have decided to save Tasha and Aljaž.
Jowita said: ‘I just want to say thank you, thank you for the trust you have given me since day one. I know it wasn’t easy, but with your hard work, your commitment and your heart, which is the most amazing thing, you were winning every week!
‘For me, every dance was special… even the Cha Cha in Blackpool! Remember on day one you said ‘I’m not going to stay long in this competition because I cannot dance’ but now I can say to you, yes you can.’
Along with Tasha and Aljaz, the couples now battling it out for the Glitterball Trophy are comedian Chris McCausland and his professional partner Dianne Buswell as well as JLS singer JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, and ‘Miranda’ star Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola.
The remaining four couples will take to the dancefloor next week for the competition’s Grand Final.
The finalists will each perform three dances: their favourite dance of the series, the judge’s pick and a spectacular show dance.
