Kym Marsh cuddled up to her Strictly Come Dancing partner Graziano Di Prima after they survived the latest dance-off. The former Coronation Street star and the Italian pro ended up in the bottom two following the BBC One dance contest's latest public vote.
It comes after the pair performed the samba to Volare by Gipsy Kings, which earned the 46-year-old actress score an impressive 32 out of a possible 40 and earned great praise from the judges. However, Kym and Graziano found themselves in the dreaded dance-off during Sunday night's results show.
They went up against Bros star Matt Goss and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova. Both couples had to re-perform their week four routines before the judges cast their final vote. And there were tears in the ballroom after Matt and Nadiya's jive to All Shook Up by Paul McCartney didn't quite pip Kym and Graziano's samba and they were eliminated third from the competition.
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The 54-year-old re-performed his jive to All Shook Up by Paul McCartney after failing to impress the judging panel on Saturday evening (October 15) when he and Nadiya scored just 20 points. Meanwhile, Kym, 46, and Graziano impressed again with their second performance of their samba to Volare by Gipsy Kings.
All four judges opted to save Kym and Graziano with Craig Revel Horwood commenting: “I think both couples went up a major notch – I mean, Matt, you went fantastically mad in that, I loved it, and Kym, you were really great in that. But the couple I would like to save is Kym and Graziano.”
Meanwhile, head judge Shirley Ballas, who has previously disagreed with her fellow judges’ decisions, said: "I also felt that both couples were 100% committed, spot-on performances today. But the couple with a little bit more technical skill was Kym and Graziano and that’s who I’d save."
After Matt gave an emotional response to his exit to Strictly's co-host Tess Daly, Kym and Graziano took to Instagram with a joint message. The pair posted photos of themselves in the ballroom sharing a hug while another showed them with their arms wrapped around each other as they smiled for the camera.
A third picture saw them on Saturday night ahead of their sensational samba. "What a heartbreaking dance-off to win tonight," Kym and Graziano penned. "Matt and Nadiya, you have been amazing, you are gorgeous people and we will miss you enormously.
"Thank you so much to everyone supporting #teammarshiano on our journey. We are having the most incredible fun and continue to be inspired by your support. We will only grow from this experience and try to be better for you next week. It is such an enormous pleasure to explore the dances week by week and to entertain you. Please continue your love and support - we are endlessly grateful and truly humbled."
Despite finding herself under the red light of dancing doom, Kym did have a reason to celebrate. On Sunday, the former Hear'Say singer paid tribute to her 'sexy' husband as they celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Kym called her hubby Scott Ratcliff her 'rock' as she thanked her friend and former co-star Antony Cotton for being their matchmaker.
Kym, who is returning to our screens in a reboot of the hit BBC school drama Waterloo Road, shared a photo on her Instagram from their wedding day, showing her gazing into her man's eyes. She wrote: "One year ago today I was lucky enough to marry my best friend. This man is everything to me. I honestly don’t know what I would do without him."
She said about Scott: "He is my everything, my rock, my friend, my soulmate. Scott I am so very lucky to be your wife and I thank my lucky stars everyday that you came into my life. Of course I have to also give huge thanks to @antonycotton for playing Cilla Black and introducing us! Don’t know how I will ever repay you this one darling hahah!"
She then added: "So all that’s left to say is Happy Anniversary my wonderful, amazing, sexy af husband! I love you with all of my heart! Always and forever."
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