BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Katya Jones 'under no illusion' as she addresses her and Nigel Harman's place in competition

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Katya Jones has told Strictly Come Dancing fans that she and Nigel Harman are 'under no illusion' as she spoke out on their progression into the next stage of the competition.

The dancer and her actor dance partner found out they were in the quarter-finals on Sunday night (November 26). The latest results show revealed who had made it through to week eleven of the BBC One dance contest - which also happens to be Musicals week - as the final and the chance of getting their hands on the coveted Glitterball trophy edges ever closer.

It was Angela Scanlon and her dance partner Carlos Gu who found themselves as the ninth couple to be eliminated from Strictly 2023 as the judges - at three to one - opted to save Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans 'howling' as they spot 'editing blunder' that 'exposes' results show truth READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News It means that the latter pairing joins Nigel and Katya, Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell and Annabel Croft and Johannes Raebe in the quarter-finals this Saturday (December 2).

Taking to Instagram, Katya shared a picture of herself and Casualty actor Nigel in action in the ballroom on Saturday night as well as a snap of herself behind-the-scenes helping sew sequins onto a costume. "I think we’re friends with Rumba!" she started to type. "And we are QUARTER FINALISTS!