Less than a week after the cast for the season has been confirmed, Strictly Come Dancing has been forced into a cast change.

A replacement was soon lined up, with Cope - who played Nicky Miligan on the ITV soap - being confirmed as Nairn's substitute ...

On Thursday, Kristian Nairn announced he was stepping away from the 2025 show cast with a ‘heavy heart’ for medical reasons, according to ...