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Delta Goodrem returns to Strictly and earns the season’s first 10
Delta Goodrem returned to BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing on 24 October after missing the previous week with a fractured rib.
She and professional partner Kai Widdrington danced a rumba to Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” after Goodrem was cleared to perform.
The judges awarded them 34 points, including the season’s first 10 from Anton Du Beke.
The Australian singer said she was grateful to be back and had taken her recovery carefully.
Contestants can miss only one week before they must withdraw, making her return important to her place in the competition.
Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita scored 37 points and two 10s, the highest total of the night.
Sunday’s results show will include the next elimination, along with performances by Melanie C and Hamie Miller with Antonio Cipriano.
Delta Goodrem returned to Strictly Come Dancing on 24 October after missing the previous week with a fractured rib.
She and professional partner Kai Widdrington scored 34 points for their rumba to Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”.
Judge Anton Du Beke gave the pair the season’s first 10.
Goodrem said she was taking her Strictly journey “day by day” as she continued to recover.
Doctors had cleared her to perform, and she said she was grateful to be back.
- Who
- Australian singer Delta Goodrem and her professional partner, Kai Widdrington.
- What
- Goodrem returned to Strictly Come Dancing and earned the season’s first 10 for a rumba.
- When
- 24 October 2026.
- Where
- Strictly Come Dancing’s ballroom; the specific location is not stated.
- Why
- She had missed the previous week after sustaining a fractured rib and returned after doctors cleared her to dance.
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Goodrem and Widdrington performed a salsa after rehearsing a routine involving many lifts.
Goodrem missed a Strictly performance after sustaining a fractured rib.
Doctors cleared Goodrem to return, and she and Widdrington performed a rumba that earned 34 points and the season’s first 10.
- Contestant
- Delta Goodrem
- Professional partner
- Kai Widdrington
- Injury
- Fractured rib
- Return date
- 24 October 2026
- Dance
- Rumba to Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
- Score
- 34 points, including the season’s first 10
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