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Dan and Nadiya leave Strictly in the Quarter Final

Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova have had such an amazing journey in the Strictly Ballroom, but the time came for them to say goodbye in last night's Quarter Final.

The couple performed a dramatic Tango for us on Saturday, scoring 31 and landing in fourth place on the leaderboard. Once their score was combined with the public vote, the Dance Off called for Dan and Nadiya, along with AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington. Both pairs performed their routines again and then it was over to the Judges to make the final call.

When making her decision, Judge Motsi Mabuse said: "Well another strong Dance Off. It’s just an amazing year and to be part of the team I think is absolutely sensational. Dan you did a great job, AJ you did, for me, the better job, and I’m saving AJ and Kai.”

All four Judges came to the same decision, sending Dan and Nadiya home from the competition.

As they bowed out of the competition, Dan told Tess: "The last 11 weeks have been absolutely amazing, I’ve genuinely loved every second of it. When I go back to the first day when I was asked to dance in front of some glitter balls, at that point, if there had been a fire exit, I’d have just walked away. But this amazing woman grabbed me by the hand, and brought me out onto this dance floor. I’m not a dancer, but she showed me that I can dance, and that for me, this has been an absolutely incredible experience."

Nadiya responded, saying: "Sometimes the right person walks into your life at the right time and that’s what happened. You always encourage everyone, you always have time for everyone, it just inspires me to be a better person myself. Thank you.”

From complete novice to Dan the dancer, it's been an amazing 11 weeks for this couple! Make sure you catch them together for one final time on tomorrow's It Takes Two, on 成人论坛 Two at 6.30pm.

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