AXED Strictly star Ross King has broken his silence after his tearful exit from the BBC dance show with behind-the-scenes pictures.
The TV presenter became the second celebrity to leave Strictly on Sunday night’s Results Show after losing the dance off to Balvinder Sopal.
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Ross, 63, grew tearful as he thanked everyone on the show, including his pro partner Jowita Przystał during his exit speech.
He said: “I have loved every single minute of it. I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported us, all the people who voted – they’ve been amazing.
“I want to thank everyone here in this room, backstage, the judges, the crew – every single person here has made me so, so welcome.
“And, I want to thank a very special lady who has been with me through it all and has been absolutely everything: she’s been a mentor, teacher, carer…
“I could not have wished for a better partner, and I could not have wished to be on a better show. Thank you judges for all your remarks.”
Soon after the Results Show ended, Ross took to Instagram to share behind-the-scenes pictures from Saturday evening with his Strictly pals.
He captioned the snaps: “There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude for this amazing opportunity.
“Thank you to everyone who has been on this journey with me – the Strictly cast and crew, friends, family, my wonderful dance partner Jowita, and most importantly, to the fans.
“You kept me inspired with your kind words and kept me in the competition with your votes.
“I hope like me, you’ve been inspired to try something new and as always, keep dancing!”
Ross was flooded with support from his Strictly family, with host Tess Daly saying: “Adored by the entire team you will be SO MISSED Ross.”
Lewis Cope – who received the first 10 of the series – said: “Big love Ross.”
Vicky Pattison, who appeared in a number of Ross’s pics, added: “Love you so much @therossking. I’m going to miss you so much too.”
Chris Robshaw wrote: “Ross you are an amazing man and you shall be missed. I loved our Calcutta Cup battles on the dance floor and dressing gown coffees.”
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Strictly airs on Saturdays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
