Professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova has revealed a touching remark made by Matt Goss 'off camera' about Kym Marsh and not wanting to compete against her before his exit from Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend. On Sunday, October 16, Matt fell into the bottom two for a second time and lost the dance off and his place in the competition to Kym.
Fans were excited to see Matt join the strictly line up for the latest series, but the legend hasn't lit up the ballroom the way viewers expected him to. For the first time this series, all four of the judges were in agreement that Kym should stay in the competition, reports The Chronicle Live.
This meant it was the end of the road for Matt and Nadiya, who had only scored 20 our of 40 points for their jive to an Elvis Presley classic. Whilst the elimination happened on the Saturday (October 15), it wasn't aired until Sunday night, after which Nadiya took to Instagram to share something that Matt said when he wasn't being recorded.
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In her post, Nadiya wrote: "I am so grateful I got to teach and to dance with this incredible man, a music icon. But more importantly I got to know real you @mattgoss.
"And you are tender, kind and the truest of gentlemen. We were stood there, watching Kim dancing in the dance off, and he was saying: 'as a gentleman, I can’t compete with a lady @marsh_kym, with a friend'."
She added: "He loves and cares about each and everyone there @bbcstrictly it was difficult to compete for him, because he didn’t want anyone to leave the competition. He is a real gentleman and more. I couldn’t be more proud of you partner. And I feel so lucky now I have a friend like you in this world."
Kym was among one of many people to react to Nadiya's Instagram post. The former Hear'Say star replied: "He’s a true gentleman. I am so proud to call him my friend! @mattgoss love ya darling."
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