There were shockwaves at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom as the eighth celebrity was sent home from Strictly Come Dancing. Last night, after three long years away, the remaining couples took to the iconic ballroom in the hope of impressing judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and head judge Shirley Ballas and the voting public.
On Sunday night Kiss FM DJ Tyler West became the latest contestant to leave the BBC dance contest as he faced CBBC star Molly Rainford in the dreaded dance-off, which is decided by a combination of the judges' scores and the public vote. Molly and her dance partner Carlos Gu performed their Jive to Bandstand by Barry Manilow again, then Tyler and pro dancer Dianne Buswell reprised their salsa to a KC and the Sunshine Band megamix in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition.
It was a decision that split the judging panel as both Craig and Motsi chose to save Molly and Carlos. Anton chose to save Tyler and Dianne, saying: "We have a situation here, where neither of these couples in competition deserve to be here, whereas they could have easily made the final."
