Katya Jones has told fans she was 'smiling' as she made her Strictly Come Dancing exit as she spoke out on leaving the competition alongside Wynne Evans.
It was another rollercoaster of a weekend in the BBC One dance contest as the show's stars and crew relocated to Blackpool for its annual special in which, for one weekend only, the competition is broadcast live from the world-famous Tower Ballroom.
As for Wynne and Katya, their routine saw the opera singer finish their Charleston routine by swinging his dance partner by her feet.
Anton Du Beke praised Evans’ dance to Georges Bizet’s Carmen Suite No 1: 5. Les Toreadors for his enthusiasm and commitment but told him he looked “exhausted towards the end of the dance”. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say same thing as Wynne Evans and Katya Jones exit competition But it wasn't enough as the pair found themselves in the dreaded dance-off for a second week in a row, after being forced to bounce back from being saved from an earlier exit during the previous weekend during which the duo faced Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu in the bottom two.
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