Strictly’s Lewis Cope announces huge new career move following shock exit from BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing’s Lewis Cope has announced a huge new career move following his shock exit from the BBC show. 

The Emmerdale star, 30, and his professional partner Katya Jones, 36, were voted out by the judges after going head to head with Amber Davies, 29, and Nikita Kuzmin, 27, in the quarterfinal dance-off. 

Now, he has teased what fans can expect next as e revealed he will be taking on a new acting project. 

Sharing an update to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, Lewis revealed that he will be working with FilmNation, but kept the details underwraps. 

The American entertainment company have produced film’s such as Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman and Maria, which featured Angelina Jolie in the titular role. 

Lewis starred as Nicky Miligan in Emmerdale from 2022 until his character departed the soap in July 2024.  

The actor recently revealed that he is set to reunite on the dance floor with pro partner Katya in a clip shared to Instagram. 

Lewis and the professional dancer have announced that they will be hosting a one-off workshop in his native hometown of Hartlepool.

Posting on Katya’s Instagram stories, the two appeared in a video as Lewis said: ‘So a lot of people have been messaging us and commenting and saying they want to dance with us.

Katya jumped in and added: ‘So we’ve decided that we want to dance with you.’

Lewis continued: ‘So we are going to do a workshop in Hartlepool, the link will be somewhere around here and in our bios.

‘If you want to come and dance with us, meet us, ask us questions, hang out with us – how exciting!’

They included a link to the tickets for the one-off date of Sunday 22nd February from 10am to 11:30am, with general admission being £75.00, with a £2.00 booking fee.

Despite both being at the top end of the leaderboard for Musicals week, Lewis and Amber had to perform their routines once more to fight for their place in next week’s semi-finals.

Amber and Nikita – who scored 40 on Saturday night – performed their Charleston to Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat from Guys and Dolls, before Lewis and Katya performed their Salsa to Dance at the Gym from West Side Story.

Shirley said of the dance off result: ‘I’m speechless. Absolutely speechless. You have to dance for your place in the semi-final. We are all admiring all of you. May the best man win’.

Motsi Mabuse had the casting vote and also decided to put Amber and Nikita through to the semi-final, after the other three judges voted for the former Love Island star.

Fans were outraged by the dance off results as many thought Lewis deserved to win this year’s glitterball.

They wrote on X: ‘I’m so heartbroken for Katya, I really thought she’d win it this year’;