September 30th 2024.
Next on the list, we have Tom Dean, who unfortunately was eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing. Tom, a 24-year-old Olympian, was shocked by his early exit from the show. Despite this, he defended his dance-off performance, stating that it had definitely improved from his previous week's performance.
Tom and his dance partner, Nadiya Bychkova, opened the show with a cha cha to "Boogie Wonderland". However, their combined scores from both weeks placed them in 10th position out of 15 competing couples. Although they were not in the bottom position, it was a dangerous middle spot on the leaderboard.
After the results show, Nadiya took to social media to thank fans for their support but mentioned that she wasn't ready to talk about what happened yet. Their dance received a score of 20, and when combined with their previous week's score, they had a total of 43. This placed them ahead of the bottom couple, Toyah Wilcox and Neil Jones, who received a score of 18 for their jive to "Nutbush City Limits".
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Many fans expressed their disappointment with the result, with some believing that the "wrong couple" was sent home. They were mortified and disappointed by the outcome. During Tom and Nadiya's exit chat on Strictly's companion show, It Takes Two, Tom shared that he was gutted and really wanted to go further in the competition. He also mentioned that he gave it his all and couldn't have done anything more.
Tom also shared that he had enjoyed every part of his Strictly experience and considered it a special one. He was shocked by his elimination and had nothing but kind words for his fellow celebrities and dance-off rival, Toyah. Tom also gave his take on their second performance, where three out of four judges chose to save Toyah over him due to their opinions that he had been out of time during his dance.
Despite being clear of the bottom of the leaderboard, it wasn't enough to save Tom and Nadiya. But Tom was convinced that they had improved from their first performance and had done enough to stay. He described their exit as a massive shock but had nothing but praise for the other contestants, wishing he could have stayed longer in the competition.
Nadiya also shared her shock and disappointment at their early exit. She defended Tom's rehearsal stamina and performance on the dancefloor, mentioning that he could have done their cha cha with his eyes closed. Toyah's partner, Neil, also addressed some fan comments and reminded everyone that she was a complete beginner. He also expressed his wish that no one had to go home so they could see everyone improve.
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