BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland in exit blow as she 'throws caution to the wind'

Sarah Hadland has been dealt a possible Strictly Come Dancing exit blow as she prepares to return to the ballroom this weekend. The actress and her professional dance partner Vito Coppola have made it through to the competition's quarter-final.

During the last live show on Saturday night (November 23), Sarah and Vito were the second of the seven remaining couple out to peform and were seen serving up a sizzling rumba to Chains by Tina Arena.

Actress Sarah, famed for playing Stevie in 'Miranda' was twirled and dipped by reigning champion Vito before they secured a score of 36 points out of a possible 40, the highest score for a rumba in the series.

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Week 11 of Strictly 2024, which takes place this Saturday (November 30) will be Musicals Week, the last special of the series ahead of the final in just a few weeks time.

It was confirmed during the last results show by Vito that they'll be performing to a song from Wicked, which has just been made into a blockbuster film. It's since been revealed that Sarah and Vito will perform a Charleston to Popular from Wicked.

Research from SlotsCalendar has now revealed which dances are the safest - and not so - to perform during this stage of the competition. The data reveals that the Waltz has been responsible for just one of the last 71 eliminations, dating back to 2018, making it statistically one of the safety routines to perform in the show.

Of the dances set to be performed in Musicals Week this weekend, Sarah's Charleston has been responsible for 12.68% of eliminations (9) in the same period, making it the second riskiest dance behind the Samba.

Chris McCausland also appears to be all but through to the semi-finals as he dances the Quickstep, which has also been responsible for just one elimination in the same timeframe, as has Tasha Ghouri’s Argentine Tango.

JB Gill’s choice of the Viennese Waltz also appears to be a safe one with just two eliminations, but Montell Douglas takes on the much riskier Rumba, which has spelled the end for five celebs since 2018.

Spokesperson for SlotsCalendar, Viorel Stan, said: “Despite being touted as a firm favourite to be eliminated in this weekend’s quarter-final, our research has seemingly given Pete Wicks yet another lifeline in this year’s edition of Strictly. Data collected since 2018 has found the Waltz – Pete’s chosen routine this weekend – is one of the safest dances in the programme, contributing to just a single elimination in the last seven series.

"Instead, it’s Sarah Hadland who has thrown caution to the wind by performing the Charleston, which has led to a whopping nine eliminations in the same timeframe. Montell Douglas also takes a risk with the Rumba, responsible for five eliminations, while JB Gill’s Viennese Waltz has brought about just two exits."