The Strictly dancefloor was awash with tears on Sunday night as Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin were voted off the show. Fans said they were 'sobbing' and 'broken' as the British former Paralympian swimmer and her pro dancer partner were eliminated after a shock dance-off with Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu.
Gold medalist Ellie became the sixth contestant to leave the BBC dance contest after they reprised their charleston to Too Darn Hot from Kiss Me Kate. All four judges Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel-Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas opted to save Molly.
Fans were crying as a tearful Nikita was asked if he had words for his dance partner and gave an emotional speech. He told her: "I love you Els. I just want to tell you every single person in this room loves you.
