End of road on Strictly as Ranvir misses final spot
GOOD Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh has become the seventh celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
Reality TV regular Jamie Laing, pop singer HRVY, comedian Bill Bailey and EastEnders star Maisie Smith will compete in next week’s final.
Singh, from Preston, faced Laing in the dance-off and the Made In Chelsea star won the votes of both Craig Revel Horwood and head judge Shirley Ballas, with only Motsi Mabuse backing Singh.
Casting the deciding vote, Ballas admitted she was becoming “quite emotional”.
She said: “Musicality, determination, conviction from both teams, they just gave their all. But I just feel that one couple had a little more determination, a little bit more ‘I’m not leaving without that trophy’ and with that in mind I’m saving Jamie and Karen (Hauer, his partner).”
Asked by host Tess Daly about her time on the BBC One show, Singh said of her professional partner Giovanni Pernice: “I’m just really sorry for him. He’s worked so hard and been in so many finals that I’m really sorry I couldn’t do it for you. Sorry.”
Pernice responded: “You don’t have to
be sorry at all, we’ve both worked very hard, you’ve been an absolute dream to work with. You are a true hero, your job at 3 o’clock in the morning then you come in the room and dance with me.
“More than anything you’ve grown as a person and this for me is the most rewarding thing that I could ask for, so well done to you. Well done.”
Looking back on her time on the show, Singh said: “There’s some really beautiful moments in there and so much more than I ever expected and I’m sad not to be in the final. But at the same time, I am glad that we’ve moved people to tears and the Argentine tango was an amazing moment.
“We’ve had some really fantastic memorable moments and I know I couldn’t have got this far without you.”