This year's Strictly Come Dancing said goodbye to celebrity number seven after Tony Adams departed on Sunday night.
The former Arsenal and England captain left due to an injury which he sustained during Saturday night's show. And his exit meant that Tyler West, Kiss FM DJ, and his partner, Dianne Buswell, went through to next week’s show without having to take part in a dance-off.
During the show host Tess Daly told the audience that the 56-year-old was unable to perform and had therefore decided to withdraw from the competition.
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Adams, who has spoken openly about alcoholism, said during the show: “It’s been emotional guys, I cried for the first month. I came in here with one message: if you’ve got an issue with mental health then please don’t suffer in silence and reach out for help.
“Little did I know that I was going to learn a lot about myself in the process. I thought this ‘journey’ rubbish was nonsense, but my god, the rollercoaster of emotion.
“I’ve got to be honest, it’s tough, physically it’s really tough out there, but dancing is really fantastic for you. Go out there and enjoy it and pick up new skills and explore. I suppose I had better mention this one [his dance partner Katya Jones] hadn’t I – she is an exceptional human being, she really is.”
Jones then told Adams, getting visibly emotional: “I loved us, I loved that we didn’t care what people thought, we did every single dance our way! You have come here with a message, you led by example and put yourself out there, and showed everyone you can do anything. And everyone deserves love and to be loved! I love you.”
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