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Tom Dean and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova bear each and every spoken after their controversial elimination from Strictly Attain Dancing on Sunday evening.
The pair grew to seriously change the principle couple to leave the 2024 collection and did so below a cloud, with infected followers branding the final consequence a “fix”.
Olympic gold medalist Dean and Bychkova confronted off in opposition to singer Toyah Willcox, 66, and professional Neil Jones in the dance-off.
Dean and Bychkova performed the Cha Cha to Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire, whereas Willcox and Jones did their Jive to Nutbush City Limits by Ike and Tina Turner.
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With judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse balloting to set the principle pair and Anton Du Beke favouring the 2d couple, it got here down to scamper mediate Shirley Ballas’ vote, who plumped for Willcox and Jones.
The choice was met with consternation online, with followers calling the decision into quiz and some labelling it “a fix”. TV presenter Dan Walker also referred to as out the exit.
Walker, who appeared in the 2021 model alongside Bychkova, said on his social media accounts: “I’m not an expert – and I’m happy for someone to explain – but how he (Dean) lost that dance-off is completely beyond my comprehension. Genuinely thought they could have gone a long way.”
In an Instagram put up, Dean wrote that he was “gutted” to be leaving the new and thanked his partner for her red meat up. He said: “Coming straight from the Paris 2024 Olympics into Strictly Come Dancing has been a whirlwind but I’m so so proud
“The scoot may well per chance well additionally bear ended rather sooner than I hoped and of course I’m so gutted, but I’m so grateful to your whole amazing folks I met, folks I’ll be cheering on in the course of and who I know will continue to smash it
“And to my brilliant partner @nadiyabychkova, thank you so much for everything. You’ve been an amazing teacher and to have danced alongside you has been an absolute privilege. Over and out Strictly! You’ve been an absolute blast x”
Having first and main said she “wasn’t ready” to talk about her elimination, Bychkova did in the extinguish gain the phrases, adding in her social put up: “I want to say thank you for all the amazing messages tonight.
“Tom had so worthy to offer and I had so worthy I desired to coach him. His enchancment in the last 2 weeks has been fantastic and I beget, truly I know, he’ll bear seriously change a shining dancer. I’m devastated that you just obtained’t gain to glimpse that.
“My 3-time Olympic Champion was an amazing student and is a wonderful gentleman. He will go on to bigger and better things and I know this year he could have had a brilliant Strictly story.
“I love this existing and I are in search of to need the diversified couples your whole handiest and I’m certain it’s going to be a huge collection. Thanks to your kindness.”
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