AJ Odudu is out of the Strictly Come Dancing final - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity AJ Odudu is out of the Strictly Come Dancing final By You Magazine - December 17, 2021 This year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing has been beset with absences due to Covid, but never did we imagine that one of final three would have to pull out of the show’s finale due to injury. BBC Pictures In sad news, AJ Odudu has announced that she and her partner Kai Widdrington will not be able to dance on Saturday, after a torn ligament has left her on crutches. The presenter was already emotional talking about her injury on It Takes Two earlier in the week, but determined to perform regardless. However, today AJ revealed that despite medical intervention she simply can’t participate. Odudu said: ‘I’m deeply upset that I am unable to perform in the final due to a torn ligament in my right ankle. ‘Learning to dance over the last 13 weeks has been an incredible honour and to do it alongside someone as special, patient and devoted as Kai is something I’ll treasure for ever. ‘Thank you to the Strictly family for the experience, the medical team for trying to get me back on my feet and mostly, to everyone at home for watching and supporting. ‘You’ve made this experience one to remember. Strictly Come Dancing has been a lifelong dream and I’m glad it came true. ‘Good luck to my partners in dance, John & Johannes and Rose and Giovanni. I will be cheering you on (on one leg!).’ The BBC are yet to reveal exactly what this means for the final show, although we assume it will now be a two-horse race between Rose Ayling-Ellis and John Whaite. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ Odudu (@ajodudu) AJ has already been inundated with support from fans on Instagram, with many saying they were gutted for the star. We hope you recover soon AJ! READ MORE: Rose and Giovanni discuss their partnership on Strictly RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved