Jaime Winstone to miss Strictly show with abdominal injury

Jaime Winstone will miss this weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing live show after sustaining a torn abdominal muscle, with the BBC saying she and dance partner Carlos Gu will receive a bye to next week. The broadcaster said it hopes the pair will be able to dance then, but their return has not been confirmed. Winstone said she was in considerable pain and that her doctors had advised her to rest completely this week. She said she would follow that advice and step away from dancing while recovering. The injury details and medical advice were described by Winstone; no separate medical assessment was reported. In a statement, Winstone said she was “absolutely devastated” not to dance and thanked supporters. She also said she hoped to return to the dance floor soon and continue performing with Gu. The BBC said the bye was in line with the programme’s rules and wished Winstone well in her recovery. The announcement comes after Winstone and Gu were saved by the judges following a three-way dance-off last week. Reports also said the pair had faced dance-offs in each of the preceding two weeks. The latest dance-off was described as the show’s first three-way contest of that kind. The...