BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans in 'mourning' as Montell Douglas reveals 'best gift'

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Strictly Come Dancing fans have said they're 'mourning' the loss of Montell Douglas from the hit show after she shared the 'best gift' she'd received in signing up to take part.

As fans saw last weekend, the Gladiator star became the tenth celebrity to leave the BBC One dance contest alongside her professional dance partner Johannes Radebe, meaning they just missed out on a place in the semi-final.

The pair faced the dreaded dance-off for a third time in a row. It came after they had, during the quarter-final which was also the show's Musicals Week special, delivered an emotion-packed rumba to I’m Here from The Color Purple, for which they scored 32 out of 40 points. READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson 'lucky' as she reveals Gorka Marquez's tearful reaction to health scare with important message However, they were sadly defeated after landing in the bottom-two after they dance again against former Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and her partner Aljaz Skorjanec, who reprised their Argentine tango to Ex-Wives from Six The Musical, which had earlier landed them a near-top score of 38 out of 40.

It's fair to say Strictly fans were gutted by the news and flocked to social media to have their say. Following their departure, they appeared on Monday's (December 2) episode of Strictly spin-off It Takes Two.