On October 3, 2026, during Movie Week of the British TV show Strictly Come Dancing, celebrity hairdresser Chris Appleton and his partner Amy Dowden were eliminated after losing the dance-off to actress Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu. The judges voted unanimously to save Winstone. Appleton had scored low marks in previous weeks. In a subsequent interview on It Takes Two, he became emotional and cried while reflecting on his experience.
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