Kym Marsh won't be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend as she has tested positive for Covid-19.
The former Hear'Say singer is expected to return to the BBC show the following week, a spokesperson for the programme has confirmed. The 46-year-old brought drama to the dance floor on Saturday as she performed a powerful paso doble to We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, alongside her professional partner Graziano Di Prima at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom.
On Tuesday, a Strictly spokesperson said: "Kym Marsh has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, Kym and Graziano will not be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend. Strictly Come Dancing protocols mean that all being well, they will return the following week."
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The live show on Saturday, which returned to Blackpool for the first time since 2019, saw the TV star move fiercely across the dance floor accompanied by supporting dancers to land a score of 33. Head judge Shirley Ballas said: "I feel like you are in warrior mode.
"You are here and you are fighting. What I loved, it was so powerful but yet you still kept the femininity."
Fellow judge Motsi Mabuse said Marsh looked "amazing" and praised her control and energy. It was Kiss FM DJ Tyler West who became the eighth celebrity to be eliminated from the competition, having faced the dance-off against actress and singer Molly Rainford and her partner Carlos Gu.
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