Emotions ran high in the It Takes Two studio on Monday night as Richie Anderson broke down in tears when talking about his shock exit from Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend.
The Radio 2 star was one half of an all-male partnership for the new series, joining forces with reigning champion Giovanni Pernice. The pair followed in the footsteps of John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, who wowed the Strictly judges and fans last year. However, while they made the final , Richie and Giovanni are out of the running already, after just three weeks of competition in the ballroom.
They kicked off Saturday night's Movie Week special with a samba to Lion King anthem Hakuna Matata, delivering a very entertaining routine which was largely well received by the judges and their score had them in the middle of the leaderboard once all the couples had performed. However, it wasn't enough to keep them out of danger and, having landed in the Dance Off, Richie and Giovanni lost out to Fleur East and Vito Coppola.
