Thomas Skinner and Chris Robshaw found themselves in the bottom two…

Strictly Come Dancing kicked out its first star of 2025 tonight (October 5), but who left the show?

Last night saw all 15 celebrities take to the Strictly floor. Ellie Goldstein performed a gorgeous waltz, Lewis Cope came under fire for “showing off” and Motsi Mabuse faced backlash over her comments towards Karen Carney.

The real drama, though, came tonight, with two stars finding themselves in the first dance-off of the season.

So what happened on Strictly tonight? Read on and we’ll tell you!

Thomas and Amy and Nadiya and Chris were in the dance-off tonight (Credit: BBC)

Who left Strictly Come Dancing tonight?

Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden found themselves dancing that Bonkers salsa again as they danced-off against Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova.

Chris was also forced to perform his Viennese waltz again for the judges. And, ultimately, all four judges chose to save the rugby player, with The Apprentice star being given his marching orders.

Tess spoke to Thomas and Amy after they became the first couple eliminated (Credit: BBC)

Viewers react

The majority of Strictly fans seemed to think the judges made the right decision. However, many said they were upset for Amy Dowden, who is a huge favourite among viewers.

“The correct result although I’m surprised that he went straight into the dance off and I thought they’d have been more popular. So happy that Ross [King] is safe I knew that dance would save him,” said one.

Thomas Skinner was consoled by the Strictly pro dancers (Credit: BBC)

“Never warmed to Tom and it has nothing to do with the negative press he’s been receiving I just don’t like him at all. They should have given Amy a better partner for her comeback show. That’s sad,” said another.

“I feel for Amy. Not a fan of Tom but they were stitched up with that dance – everything about it was set up for failure,” a third commented.

“Feel desperately sorry for Amy, an absolutely lovely person who deserved more than to be saddled with the person they got,” said another.

“Poor Amy. But hopefully we’ll see her again if she needs to take over from Dianne [Buswell] to be Stefan Dennis’ partner,” said another, touching on fears pregnant Dianne may be forced to exit the competition early.