Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
I'm gutted... we were a week or so away from me nailing something absolutely spectacular
Seann’s ‘pain’ as he’s off Strictly
SHAMED Seann Walsh has told of his pain after being booted off Strictly Come Dancing.
The comic, who was dumped by his girlfriend after being caught kissing married dance partner Katya Jones, was voted off last night.
He said: “I’m very upset and I’m gutted that I didn’t get to live up to what Katya set out. She’s such an amazing choreographer, the concepts she comes up with.
“I feel like we were just a week or so away from me nailing something absolutely spectacular that she would have come up with.”
Seann, 32, had joined Graeme Swann and his pro partner Oti Mabuse in the Halloween dance-off.
Graeme and Oti performed a chacha to Thriller, by Michael Jackson, and Seann and Katya, 29, danced a Viennese waltz to I Put A Spell On You, by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.
VERDICTS
After both couples had danced a second time, the judges on the BBC hit delivered their verdicts, with all choosing to save the ex-cricketer.
Bruno Tonioli said: “We’re not talking Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly but I enjoy you both, so I have to go with the couple that made me enjoy the evening more... Graeme and Oti.”
When asked by Tess about his time on the show, Seann said: “When you watch it and hear people at the end say ‘this has been the best experience in my life’, I don’t think you really believe.
“But this has been, without a doubt, the best experience of my life – probably bar the last few weeks.
“But, generally speaking, from the beginning, it really was. I can’t believe it, it’s been amazing.”
Katya added: “It wasn’t easy but thank you for your commitment every single day... I’m so proud of you.”
Saturday’s Strictly was the most watched show across all channels on TV, with a peak of 9.3 million viewers.