BBC Strictly Come Dancing pro 'to miss' Blackpool Week in another heartbreaking blow

Strictly Come Dancing newcomer Julian Caillon and his dance partner Balvinder Sopal have been dealt another blow as, for the second week running, they are the bookmaker's favourites to leave.

Last week, the duo escaped elimination despite being the frontrunners to be eliminated, according to Betway.

However, this Saturday night, they might not be so lucky because they have been given odds of 100/1 of leaving, meaning if they do leave, they will miss out on performing in the famous Blackpool Tower.

Close behind them is Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, who has odds of 50/1, and La Voix, who has been given odds of 40/1 of being eliminated.

At the other end of the scale, George Clarke continues to be the bookies' frontrunner to win the competition.

Emmerdale star Lewis Cope comes in second place with odds of 9/4, with Alex Kingston in third place with odds of 4/1.

Last weekend, Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola were sent home in a shock elimination.

The pair landed in the dance-off against Julian and Balvinder, but the judges decided to save the EastEnders star, meaning Ellie was eliminated.

When speaking about her time on the show, Ellie beamed, "I've enjoyed it so much! He is a kind person and all I wanted from day one.

"You have been so heartwarming, thank you to you [Vito].'"

Vito also got choked up as he told Ellie: "Honestly, there are no words I can use to describe how proud I am of you and you did really change my life so much. You made me such a better person.

"At the beginning of this year, I said to myself, 'please, please, please can you send me a beautiful angel into my life?' And now you arrived. I've never had a little sister but I always wanted one.

"Now, I have you and you're my little sister forever, and your big brother is always by your side."

Earlier this week, Balvinder and Julian appeared on It Takes Two where they spoke about landing in the dance off again.

Balvinder told It Takes Two host Fleur East: "The rumba, it was the hardest thing to learn.

"Literally, on Tuesday, I'd thrown the towel in and went, 'I can't do it,' I sat in a corner and cried.

"Jules was standing there and went, 'When you're ready, bro... we've got to get this done'."

Strictly Come Dancing airs tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One.