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The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special has reportedly been thrown into mayhem after Sheridan Smith pulled out of her performance with Gary Barlow.
Apparently only giving a few days notice, show bosses were 'left scrambling' when she dropped out before filming on Monday - days after cheating death in a car crash during Storm Arwen last week.
Gary, 50, and Sheridan, 40, were set to perform their new festive single How Christmas Is Supposed To Be on the one-time special.
Oh no: Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special has reportedly been thrown into mayhem after Sheridan Smith pulled out of her performance with Gary Barlow
A source told The Sun: 'The Beeb were given notice quite late in the day that Sheridan wouldn’t be able to film on Tuesday after all.
'So it’ll just be Gary performing on his own. They’re gutted.'
MailOnline has contacted both Strictly and Sheridan's representatives for further comment.
The BBC announced Gary and Sheridan would be performing on the show which will see famous faces battle it out on the dance floor to become the Strictly Christmas champion.
Stars such as Anne-Marie, Mel Giedroyc and Fred Sirieux will take to the floor.
Sheridan recently cheated death in a horrific car accident during Storm Arwen last week.
Chaos: Gary and Sheridan were set to perform their new festive single How Christmas Is Supposed To Be on the one-time special
Witnesses that saw her lose control of her Range Rover during the weather and plough into a tree at high speed have revealed the crash was so bad they were left thinking 'someone must be dead'.
Sheridan, 40, escaped with just cuts and bruises, but a dog walker who saw the wreckage of her vehicle has told The Sun:
