Strictly Come Dancing's Kai Widdrington OUT of this weekend's show - here's who's dancing with Delta Goodrem

Strictly Come Dancing professional Kai Widdrington will not be performing in this weekend's live show, it has been announced. The star is partnered with Delta Goodrem, who herself had to miss a week earlier in the series due to an injury.

Stepping in to cover him is Aljaž Škorjanec, who'll team up with Delta for one week only as she competes for a coveted spot in the annual Blackpool special.

A statement reads: "Due to illness, Kai is unable to dance on tomorrow night's show. Instead, Aljaz will step in to dance the Argentine Tango with Delta."

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It adds: "We're sending Kai all our love and hope he feels better very soon."

Responding in the comments section, head judge Shirley Ballas said: "@kaiwidd hugs get well soon", alongside a heart emoji.

Announcing the news on spin-off It Takes Two, host Ellie Taylor echoed the well-wishes, saying: "Kai, we are sending you so much love. Feel better soon!"

It's been a busy day all-round for Eurovision favourite Delta: she has just also released a new single, 'Telescope', from her upcoming album Pure.

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Aljaz previously competed on this year's run with Gavin and Stacey favourite Melanie Walters, but they were the second pairing to be eliminated.

One couple who'll be returning to the floor this weekend are Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu. Jaime was given bye after tearing an abdominal muscle and taking medical advice to rest.

Speaking in a video on Instagram, she said earlier this week: “It’s been a hard week, and it's been very frustrating not being able to dance and join everyone else in the ballroom - especially you [Carlos], who I missed so much. I really did. I missed your voice; I missed everything."

She added: “We just wanted to let you know we are intending to dance... We have been given the all-clear under certain rules by the doctors.

“We just did our wonderful Charleston with the amazing choreographers and Carlos, on how to work around the injury. We are feeling so grateful and privileged to be back here and to be able to be back in the ballroom this Saturday."

Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday and Sunday nights on BBC One and streams on iPlayer.

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