Jaime Winstone to miss Strictly show with torn abdominal muscle

Jaime Winstone will miss Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing live show after tearing an abdominal muscle, the BBC said, and will receive a bye to the following week with professional partner Carlos Gu under the programme’s rules. Doctors advised Winstone to rest, and she said she was in considerable pain.

The injury means Winstone will not perform in the week-seven show on November 7. In a statement, she said she was disappointed to step away from dancing and was following medical advice. The BBC wished her well as she recovers. The bye allows her and Gu to progress to the next week without competing in Saturday’s performance.

The remaining couples are due to perform on Saturday, with the results show scheduled for Sunday, November 8. The results programme will include a dance marking Remembrance Sunday, inspired by the lives of women during the Second World War. The live performances and elimination will determine the competition’s next outcome; betting odds reported ahead of the show do not establish who will leave.

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