Strictly Come Dancing star 'gutted' over emotional exit as they break down in tears
Strictly Come Dancing star Nancy Xu was comforted by her celebrity partner Shayne Ward on Monday's instalment of It Takes Two as she admitted to being 'gutted'.
Strictly: Nancy Xu says she's 'gutted' to leave after dance off
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.
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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."
After his departure from the show, Shayne expressed nothing but positivity as he reflected on his experience to host Tess Daly: "I just want to say, you guys up there [the other contestants in the Clauditorium] are a dream.
"Every single day, coming in here and seeing you guys you helped me so much. I want to say thank you to the audience as well, for always being amazing for us all. This has been, honestly, one of the best things I've ever done."
At the opposite end of the score spectrum, Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec find themselves twinning with JB Gill and Lauren Oakley at the top, both pairs scoring a splendid 37.
The BBC spectacular is now set to make its grand jaunt to Blackpool next week, where JB will step into a Quickstep routine to Rick Astley's catchy hit Never Gonna Give You Up.
It Takes Two continues weekdays on BBC Two from 6:30pm with Strictly Come Dancing continuing Saturday on BBC One from 6:45pm
