Strictly Come Dancing star 'gutted' over emotional exit as they break down in tears

Monday's episode of It Takes Two was a rollercoaster of emotions as BBC viewers witnessed the departure of Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu from Strictly Come Dancing over the weekend.

During their appearance on the show, they were presented with a touching compilation of their journey, which moved Nancy to tears. She reached for tissues and playfully pretended to wipe away non-existent tears from Shayne's eyes.

Reflecting on their elimination, Nancy expressed her feelings, saying: "This year, I've found all the contestants, between all of them, they have a really strong connection. Friendship and they supported each other week by week and day by day. So I can't describe the feeling but I was gutted."

Shayne, embracing Nancy in a heartfelt hug, shared his sentiments about their time together on the dance floor, reports the Mirror.

He confided in Fleur: "I think just watching that, I'm going to miss it. I'm going to miss Nancy so much. It's amazing just to see how far we've come together and how she was able to turn these two left feet into one left and one right!"

Over the weekend, the duo faced their third dance-off and landed at the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 30.

They competed against Wynne Evans and Katya Jones, who had scored slightly higher with 32 points.

Despite giving their all on the dance floor once more, it was evident that the judges were torn in their decision.

Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse decided to save Shayne, while Anton Du Beke was in Wynne's corner. All eyes were then on head judge Shirley Ballas, who held the deciding vote.

Announcing her choice, she divulged: "One of you displayed more of a powerful and joyous routine for me-so it was quite difficult for me to choose, but on this occasion, I'm going to save Wynne and Katya."