Strictly Come Dancing's Dame Sarah Storey shares emotional statement following elimination
Sarah's time in the competition is overStrictly Come Dancing star Dame Sarah Storey has broken her silence after becoming the third celebrity eliminated from the show.
The Paralympian joins Melanie Walters and Chris Appleton in leaving the show during its early stages.
Who left Strictly Come Dancing tonight?
Dame Sarah Storey and her professional partner Julian Caillon have left Strictly Come Dancing last night (Oct 18).
The results show saw Dame Sarah find herself in the bottom two alongside Bethany Antonia and pro Nancy Xu.
Sarah and Julian scored 21 points for their tango to That Don’t Impress Me Much by Shania Twain during Saturday’s live show.
After performing in the dance-off, it was up to the judges to decide who to save.
Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood opted to save Bethany and Nancy.
If she could have voted, Shirley Ballas would have saved Bethany and Nancy too.
This meant that Sarah and Julian’s time in the competition is over. They’ll be on It Takes Two today (Monday, October 19).
‘Shorter than we wished for’
Soon after being voted off, Sarah took to Instagram to share an emotional message about her time on the show.
“Thank you for being the best pro I could have ever wished for @julian_caillon, you really are a wonderful and fabulous human and I so loved our time on the show,” she wrote.
“Shorter than we wished for, I will miss not learning a new dance with you tomorrow and trying to put all the tips and feedback into practice,” Sarah continued.
Taking Julian’s offer up, she concluded: “PS I love your idea of a bike ride.”
In response, her celeb partner wrote: “So proud of you and how much you’ve grown as a dancer!! Have loved spending time together, having a boogie and can’t wait to get some more rides in.”
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Fans gutted as Sarah and Julian are eliminated from Strictly
Sharing their thoughts on X, viewers expressed sadness over Sarah and Julian leaving.
One person said: “Gutted for Sarah.”
Another wrote: “Awww Julian is out, one of my fave pros. Sad to see him and Sarah go.”
Someone else added: “So so gutted for Dame Sarah and Julian though, they were such a lovely partnership and will be missed next week.”
However, one person wrote: “This was the right decision, both couples improved in the dance-off but Bethany’s routine had more content and her legs were much better than the first time.”
“It was the right couple to be eliminated, Bethany was better than Sarah,” another added.
What happened on Strictly Come Dancing this weekend?
Saturday’s show saw the judges come under fire for their scoring.
Lacey Turner and Shaun Wright-Phillips finished within one point of each other last night, much to viewers’ annoyance.
Many believed that Lacey had been the superior dancer and therefore deserved a higher score than Shaun.
“I don’t get how Shaun and Lacey both got 7s, and Lacey was way better than Shaun tonight,” one fan fumed.
“Lacey getting the same scores as Shaun from Craig Motsi and Shirley? What planet are these judges on? Lacey actually danced in time?” another wrote.
“RIGHT, WHAT THE HECK. How can you give Shaun a 7 and Lacey? Wild,” a third said.
Lacey and Shaun will continue into the fifth week of the competition next week.
