Strictly’s Kai Widdrington addresses partner Angela Rippon’s elimination
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Strictly’s Kai Widdrington addresses partner Angela Rippon’s elimination

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Angela Rippon’s Strictly Come Dancing partner Kai Widdrington has addressed their exit from the BBC show on Sunday after their journey ended following 10 rollercoaster weeks. While her debut performance, marked by an impressively high kick, earned praise from fans, viewers began speculating Rippon had “Blackpool Week Plot Armour” and would not be eliminated until after the hotly anticipated “Blackpool week” concluded – despite consistently receiving low marks from the judges. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Strictly’s Angela Rippon ‘ripped up the dance floor’ with her high kick, says Kai Widdrington. Widdrington previously defended Rippon in the face of these claims that the show was “fixed” during an episode of It Takes Two – the companion show to Strictly.

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