Ross King becomes the second star to be booted off Strictly Come Dancing with his professional partner Jowita Przystal

Ross King became the second celebrity contestant to be voted out of **Strictly Come Dancing 2025** on Sunday night’s results show.

Following Movie Week, TV presenter Ross, 63, and his professional partner Jowita Przystał left the competition after a tense dance-off against Balvinder Sopal and pro Julian Caillon. Both couples performed their routines again in the showdown.

Ross and Jowita danced their Paso Doble to the theme from *Thunderbirds Are Go*, while Balvinder and Julian performed a Foxtrot to *The Way You Look Tonight* from the movie *Swing Time*.

After both couples had danced a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts. Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke all chose to save Balvinder and Julian. Head Judge Shirley Ballas, who held the casting vote this week, revealed that she would also have voted to save Balvinder and Julian, had her decision been needed.

When asked by host Tess Daly about their time on the show, a tearful Ross King reflected on the experience:
“I have loved every single minute of it. I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported us, all the people who voted—they’ve been amazing. I want to thank everyone here in this room, backstage, the judges, the crew—every single person here has made me so, so welcome. And, I want to thank a very special lady who has been with me through it all and has been absolutely everything: she’s been a mentor, teacher, carer. I could not have wished for a better partner, and I could not have wished to be on a better show. Thank you judges for all your remarks.”

Tess then turned to Jowita and said, “Jowita, you called Ross ‘Your King’.”
Jowita replied warmly, “And I still stand by it! Thank you so much for all of your work, for everything you have done during rehearsals. We laugh a lot but we also cried! Thank you so much, and I hope I’m going to be a little part in your life forever.”

Sunday’s results show also featured a special routine from Strictly’s professional dancers in tribute to the *Minecraft* movie. Additionally, Nancy Xu and Kai Widdrington performed a stunning dance to Lang Lang’s magnificent rendition of *Reflection* from the film *Mulan*.

The remaining thirteen couples will return to the dancefloor next week when **Strictly Come Dancing** airs on Saturday, October 18 at 6:30 pm.

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Strictly viewers were in stitches on Saturday evening when Ross took to the ballroom dressed as a Thunderbird. The Scottish star looked worlds away from his usual self, debuting jet black hair and dramatic bushy eyebrows.

Hoping to climb up from the bottom of the leaderboard, the pair performed a Paso Doble to the iconic *Thunderbirds* theme. Despite their efforts, Ross and Jowita earned just 19 points from the judges. However, this marked an improvement of four points from the previous week’s routine.

Ross’s striking transformation amused fans, with many poking fun on social media. Some even compared him to Jonathan Ross and LazyTown villain Robbie Rotten.

One viewer wrote:
“Ross King looks so different with dark hair and bushy eyebrows 😂”
Another commented, “Why does Ross King look like Jonathan Ross???”
Other reactions included:
“God bless Ross King, he’s been proper set up here 😂😭”
and
“Ross King as a Thunderbird is absolute comedy gold.”

Stay tuned for more Strictly Come Dancing excitement as the competition continues!
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