Kai Widdrington's Strictly absence explained as star forced to miss live show

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Kai Widdrington will not be taking to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom floor this weekend. The professional dancer has been forced to sit out tonight's (Saturday, November 14)…

Kai Widdrington will not be taking to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom floor this weekend. The professional dancer has been forced to sit out tonight's (Saturday, November 14) live show. Kai's absence comes just one week after Jaime Winstone found herself unable to perform due to injury. In a statement last week, Jaime said: "I am absolutely devastated not to be dancing this weekend due to a torn abdominal muscle."

She added: "I am in considerable pain, and my doctors have advised complete rest to give my body the best possible chance to heal. As frustrating as it is, I have to put my health first and follow their advice to step away from dancing this week." As Jaime makes her return to the ballroom this week, professional dancer Kai will be notably absent from our screens. But why isn't he performing? Here is everything you need to know about the star's absence this weekend, reports Wales Online.

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On Friday (November 13), the BBC confirmed that Kai would not be dancing with his celebrity partner Delta Goodrem due to illness. Fellow professional dancer Aljaž Škorjanec, who departed the competition alongside Melanie Walters in week three, will be stepping in to take his place.

A statement, which was posted to Strictly's official Instagram account, read: "Due to illness, Kai is unable to dance on tomorrow night's show. Instead, Aljaž will step in to dance the Argentine Tango with Delta. We're sending Kai all our love and hope he feels better very soon."

It didn't take long for fans to flood the comments section with their well wishes. "Get well soon Kai. I hope your back to dance with Delta next week. Aljaž will do well with Delta this week, then team DeltaKai can be back on the dance floor," one person wrote.

A third said: "Get well soon @kaiwidd.

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