BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans 'sobbing' over results show moment - and it wasn't the exit

Strictly Come Dancing fans said they were 'sobbing' during the latest results show - but it wasn't over the exit. It was a rollercoaster of a weekend in the ballroom as there was a 'first' for the BBC One dance contest.

Adding a new theme to mark Strictly's 20th-anniversary series, 'Icons Week' saw the remaining couples take to the dance floor to perform a routine accompanied by a track from a well-known singer or band.

But as quickly as the live show unfolded, it time for the results show on Sunday evening (November 3) which was all about the latest dreaded dance-off and facing Olympic star Sam Quek and her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin was Gladiator Montell Douglas and her dance partner Johannes Radebe.

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Both couples had to reprise their icon-themed routines again, with Sam and Nikita dancing an American smooth to Taylor Swift’s Love Story while Montell and Johannes re-performed their waltz to I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston.

After reperforming their routines, all four judges - Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke - all agreed unanimously to save Montell and Johannes, therefore making Sam and Nikita the sixth couple to exit the competition.

But as well as the latest dance-off a performance from K-pop boyband dearALICE, along with a Beyonce medley, with Radebe channelling his inner Sasha Fierce as the protagonist in the routine.

And it was dearALICE's performance that left some in tears. @itzyblitz said: "Sobbing dearalice were so good. Can’t believe they’ve had their first live performance already, so excited to be on this journey with them." @haechanspumpkin replied: "Ohhhh they were just incredible I am so proud of them and so happy to be on this journey with them!!! they're the best."

@virtualdemigod commented: "#dearalice performing on #strictly??? i'm hyperventilating this is to me what that one pro dance was to the swifties." @SanremoEvEliza gished: "Ok but Dear Alice smashed it! The vocals, the choreography, they were so in sync! SM taught them well! Please promote them I swear they could really make it big!! @dearalicemusic #strictly." @leighanticipate added: "DEAR ALICE SLAYED, they've come so far I can't wait to see and hear more from them #Strictly."

dearAlice, made up of band members, Blaise Noon, Dexter Greenwood, Olly Quinn, James Sharp and Reese Carter, are a five piece who were recently seen on the BBC as part of its six-part reality series Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience.