Richie Anderson has grow to be the second superstar to depart this 12 months’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The BBC Radio 2 character and his skilled dance associate Giovanni Pernice had been voted off the BBC ballroom competitors on Sunday.
It got here after they landed within the dreaded dance-off alongside Fleur East and her associate Vito Coppola.
Each {couples} had landed mid-table on the leaderboard through the present’s annual Film Evening, with Richie and Giovanni scoring 27 factors for his or her Samba to Hakuna Matata from The Lion King, and Fleur and Vito scoring 29 for his or her American Easy to Half Of Your World from The Little Mermaid.
However after the judges’ scores had been mixed with the votes from the general public, each {couples} needed to dance once more and battle to remain within the competitors.
Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all voted to avoid wasting Fleur and Vito, which means that Richie and Giovanni had been eradicated.
Nonetheless, head choose Shirley Ballas admitted she would have voted to avoid wasting Richie and Giovanni.
After the end result was introduced, Richie mentioned of his time on the present: “Are you aware what as a Strictly fan I all the time thought it was a magical factor to be part of and being right here it truly is and it’s not simply the individuals that you just see on digicam, the judges, and also you and Claud and the wonderful those that I’ve received to fulfill on this present. The individuals behind the scenes in hair, make up, costume, Tasha our runner, Stef, Jas, everyone.
“I additionally need to thank this man [Giovanni] as properly, he’s been so wonderful, and I really feel so fortunate that I’ve received to bounce with you every single day. Not solely are you a unbelievable dancer however you’re additionally a unbelievable man on high of that. I need to thank all my household and associates and my different half Dean who’s within the viewers, I like you a lot.”
Giovanni added: “I’ve to say it’s been an honour to have the ability to dance with you as a result of I understand how a lot you like Strictly Come Dancing, you actually are a superfan. And I’m glad that you just received to do that expertise and glad that I received to do it with you. It’s been a disgrace its been too brief for us however I hope you’ve loved each single second of it, and it stays in your coronary heart ceaselessly.
“Take a look at us we’ve gone out dressed as Timon and Pumbaa. So beautiful jubbly, properly finished Richie.”
The remaining 13 {couples} will take to the ground as soon as once more when Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One.
