Neighbours star, Stefan Dennis, was forced to pull out of the last Strictly Come Dancing show due to illness – now we know his fate.

The Australian actor is paired up with fellow Australian Dianne Buswell, who won the previous year alongside Chris McCausland.

During the Friday episode of It Takes Two, co-host Janette Manrara read a statement that said: ‘Stefan Dennis has been advised by doctors to rest.’

She added: ‘In line with the rule of Strictly, Stefan and Dianne will receive a bye through to next week’.

In the most recent episode of the spin-off show, Dennis and Buswell recorded a special message announcing their next steps.

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In it, they thanked fans for their support and confirmed they were ‘back in the training room’.

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