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Strictly Come Dancing 2018 is getting even tenser by the week as the contestants continue to be whittled down as the competition heats up. With Blackpool next week, none of the celebrities

wanted to be the one eliminated this weekend. Read on to see who got sent home on Strictly this week.

Danny John-Jules of Death in Paradise and Red Dwarf fame has become the seventh celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2018.

The actor was sent packing following a dance-off with Graeme Swann.

Strictly Come Dancing bid farewell to the star after a combination of the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes landed the two couples in the dance-off.

This week, that was Graeme Swann and his professional partner Oti Mabuse and Danny John-Jules and his professional partner Amy Dowden.

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Both couples performed their routines again, Graeme and Oti performed their Salsa to Follow The Leader by Soca Boys and Danny and Amy performed their Samba to Feels Like Home by Sigala, Fuse

ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition.

After both couples had danced a second time the judges delivered their verdicts:

Craig said: “Just for sheer level of difficulty and who I think is the best dancer. That is Danny and Amy.”

Darcey said: “I wish you didn’t put me in this position, I am not enjoying this at all. The couple I would like to save, on a more finished performance without any mistakes, is Graeme and

Oti.”

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Bruno Tonioli chose to save Graeme and Oti.

Bruno said: “Well this is a nightmare because really what we have to do is choose someone based purely on what happened now, not who was good yesterday, next week, whatever.

“Purely based on this dance, someone was slightly better and then it went wrong, and another one gave a fully full performance.”

He added: “What do I have to do? I have to choose the person who delivered better tonight and that person for me was Graeme. Graeme and Oti.”

Head Judge Shirley Ballas had the casting vote and chose to save Graeme and Oti.

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Shirley said: “Both couples were really wonderful. I think they both put the best step forward but with a more flawless performance, more energy packed, with more excitement I’m going to go

with Graeme and Oti.”

When asked by Tess about his time on the show, Danny said: “It’s been a great experience and I’m just so unhappy I didn’t get Amy to where she needed to be.

“And I just think that as I said before, everything I have done on this show is because of Amy. It was her training, her choreography that got me here.”

He added: “I can only look as good as her dancing and you know, she is great, and I hope that her career goes up and onwards as she deserves.”

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Amy was asked if she had any words for Danny, she said: “Do you know Danny told me day one that he has been a frustrated song and dance man.

“And I just think it’s lovely that the nation has been able to see your talent and to see you back out there performing again, so thank you for delivering such amazing performances week in,

week out. And your children are going to be so proud of you.”

Danny then said: “My children love her they are probably going to be watching this now really sad. And I know that they love you, and I love you.”

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