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Strictly Come Dancing is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of judges. The title of the show is an amalgamation of 1992 film Strictly Ballroom and long-running TV series Come Dancing. The format has been exported to 60 other countries under the title Dancing with the Stars, licensed by BBC Worldwide, and led to a modern dance-themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever.
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Elizabeth Melanie Walters is a Welsh actress, known for portraying the role of Gwen West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. With a career spanning five decades, her other roles have included Helen Powell in We Are Seven (1989–1991), Bonnie Bevan in Hollyoaks (2007–2009) and Yvonne Mallowan in the BBC crime mystery series Death Valley (2025–2026). She has also appeared in various stage productions and pantomimes, and was a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing (2026).
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Walters, best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC comedy, was partnered with professional Aljaz Skorjanec.
The judges voted Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec out after a dance-off with former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and his partner