Tyler West admits he's 'gutted' as he bids farewell to Strictly in poignant post

express.co.uk:

Tyler West, 26, made it to Blackpool with the other Strictly Come Dancing stars, but sadly bowed out over the weekend. He has now posted a montage of farewell photos, along with the admission he is "gutted" to be leaving.

Fans were fuming last night as they declared Shirley Ballas had made the "wrong call", amid a tense dance off between Tyler and Molly Rainford.However, Tyler was all smiles despite his disappointment as he shared his feelings with more than 80,000 followers."And just like that our @bbcstrictly journey has come to an end.

We are gutted but soo grateful," he confided on Instagram."We have loved every single second dancing each week. But most of all we wanted to say the biggest thankyou for all of your support to get us this far."He continued in his emotional exit post: "It genuinely means the world.

We danced Blackpool!!!"Tyler gave a fond shout-out to the "best crew" and everyone behind the scenes, expressing his gratitude to have been part of one of the nation's most loved shows."It’s an unreal feeling going out there each week - a feeling we are truly going to miss, thankyou for being part of our Strictly 22," he wrote.The emotional celeb also gave a final nod to runner Ciaran Foley, who he affectionately nicknamed Ciazza."The best runner we could’ve asked for, one of the most talented in showbiz, anyone would be lucky to have him!" he gushed.The comments were flooded with messages from fellow stars such as pro dancer Gorka Marquez, who wrote: "Gonna miss you both brother!!!"Claudia Winkleman also took to Instagram to declare earnestly: "You are brilliant.