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Strictly fans make same plea to show's producers following Sunday's pro performance

Viewers took to Twitter


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Nicky Morris
TV and film writer
On 17 October 2022
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Strictly Come Dancing fans have taken to Twitter to beg the show's producers to assign professional dancer Luba Mushtuk a celebrity partner in next year's show. 

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Reacting to Sunday night's pro dance which saw Luba and Karen Hauer perform a powerful routine to Lana Del Rey's 'Young and Beautiful', viewers questioned why the Russian dancer wasn't paired with a celeb contestant in the 2022 series. 

WATCH: Luba and Karen's epic pro performance

Commenting under a video of the stunning performance, one person wrote: "Miss Luba on Strictly can we have her back next year please!?!?" while another added: "What does #strictly Luba have to do to get a celeb partner?

A third agreed, tweeting: "What does Luba have to do to get a celeb partner! That dance was fabulous," while another pleaded: "Please give @LubaMushtuk a partner next year!! She deserves it so much. Come on Strictly!"

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Other fans begged the producers to give Luba a female partner in next year's show, with one person commenting: "That dance was SPECTACULAR. Seeing karen and luba, two women I admire so much, whose friendship I admire so much, sharing centre stage is so beautiful and important to me. And let me say for the 100th time - GIVE @LubaMushtuk A FEMALE PARTNER NEXT YEAR I BEG," while another added: "This was absolutely amazing. I couldn't take my eyes of Luba and Karen... just wow. Mesmerising. Please give Luba a female partner next year!"

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Fans pleaded with the producers to give Luba a celeb partner next year

A number of fans simply praised the breathtaking routine, with one person tweeting: "Oh my life. That was one brilliant routine. So nice to see Karen and Luba take centre stage. Just absolutely loved that. Everything worked perfectly. Well done," while another added: "It was an outstanding performance. Goosebumps moment!"

Luba addressed her lack of a celebrity partner during a video on her Instagram Stories back in September. She told her followers: "I read a lot of messages and I physically cannot answer them, so I thought I'll pop in here and say to all of you who are a little bit upset that I didn't get a celebrity partner, don't worry.

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Luba was not assigned a celeb partner this year

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"I will still do music acts, group numbers and It Takes Two, so you still see me!

"Don't worry about it - and I personally am really grateful to be part of my favourite show - and THE best show on television."

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