BBC Strictly Come Dancing star hit with 'major blow' days before final

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One of the Strictly Come Dancing stars remaining in the competition have been hit with a 'major blow' just days before the final.

This weekend, it'll be time to pack away the glitter for another year as the BBC One dance contest comes to an end. After three months, the original 15 celebrities who signed up to the hit show have been whittled down to just four and alongside their professional dance partners, they'll perform one last time in a bid to be crowned the 2024 champions and lift the coveted Glitterball trophy.

The final of Strictly's 20th-anniversary series will take place this Saturday (December 14) and the couples who have made it through to the last week of the competition this year were recently confirmed following Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal's gutting exit in the semi-final last weekend. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Nadiya Bychkova supported by co-stars after huge career announcement As they became the eleventh couple to leave Strictly's 20th anniversary series on Sunday night (December 8), it meant that Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec are this year's finalists.

With days to go until they take to the dance floor, unwavering frontrunner comedian Chris McCausland remains the favourite to win this weekend.