Gladiator star and former Olympian Montell Douglas and her professional dance partner Johannes Radebe have become the 10th pair to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2024.

It was quarter-final week on Strictly with musicals as the theme.

The professionals kicked off Saturday (November 30) night's show with with a number from Little Shop Of Horrors.

While the celebrities and their partners also performed musical-themed dances, covering everything from Wicked and Mary Poppins to West Side Story and Six on Saturday.

JB Gill and Lauren Oakley topped the leaderbaord this week after scoring 39 with their Mary Poppins-themed Viennese waltz.

While Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal received the lowest score from the judges - 26.

Montell Douglas 10th celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2024

But it was Douglas and Love Island star Tasha Ghouri (with her partner Aljaz Skorjanec) that found themselves in Sunday's (December 1) dance-off following the public vote.

Ghouri found herself in the bottom two despite recording the equal second highest score on Saturday night - 38.

The couples performed their dances for a second time on Sunday’s results show.

Ghouri and Skorjanec performed an Argentine tango to Ex-Wives from Six The Musical, while Douglas and Radebe danced a rumba to I’m Here from The Colour Purple.

Following the performances, the judges unanimously decided to save Ghouri and Skorjanec, meaning Douglas and Radebe were the 10th couple to be eliminated from Strictly 2024.

After being eliminated, Douglas 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.”

Radebe 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 of ballroom and latin. The way you handled it was like a true pro. You’re my winner.”

The Gladiators star said Radebe had become “a friend and a brother”, adding: “I hope he’s in my life forever, because we have something very special.”

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Sunday’s results show also featured a performance of The Schuyler Sisters from the musical Hamilton, as well as a group number by the Strictly professional dancers to As If We Never Said Goodbye from Sunset Boulevard.

You can hear more from Douglas and Radebe following their Strictly departure when they join Fleur East on Strictly: It Takes Two on Monday (December 2) at 6.30pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

While if you want to catch up on either of this weekend's episodes, they are both available on BBC iPlayer.

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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 semi-final

The remaining five couples on Strictly Come Dancing 2024, that will take part in next week's semi-final are:

  • Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola
  • Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec
  • Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
  • Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal
  • JB Gill and Lauren Oakley

The remaining five couples will take to the dancefloor again next Saturday (December 7) for the BBC dancing show’s semi-final, where the couples will perform two dances.

The live Strictly Come Dancing semi-final will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer next Saturday (December 7) at 6.30pm, while the results show will air on Sunday (December 8) at 7.20pm.