Robbie not replaced in 'SYTYCD' final

There will be no replacement for injured Robbie White in this weekend's So You Think You Can Dance final, it has been confirmed.

Yesterday, White was forced to pull out of the BBC One dance competition after injuring himself during a rehearsal with fellow finalist Tommy Franzén.

It was initially reported that semi-finalist Alastair Postlethwaite would be given the opportunity to replace him. However, the remaining three finalists - Tommy Franzén, Lizzie Gough and Charlie Bruce - revealed on BBC Breakfast this morning that the plans had changed again.

Postlethwaite and the production team both agreed that there would be too many routines for the ballet performer to learn in a short space of time. Consequently, Postlethwaite will only perform one of the final routines. Former contestants Drew McOnie and Mark Calape will pair up with the other two dancers. However, none of the returning acts will be in with a chance of winning the £100,000 prize.

"The plan was for Alastair to come back," said Franzén. "But we just realised that it was way too much for anyone to learn those six routines. It wasn't fair on him and he felt like that as well. He will still fill in, but so will Mark and Drew as well."

Speaking about White's injury, the Swedish hip-hop dancer said: "We were doing rehearsals me and Robbie. He slipped and fell on his shoulder. I knew something wasn't right straight away.

"He was hardly able to speak, he was that much pain."

The So You Think You Can Dance final begins on Saturday at 7.45pm on BBC One.