Danny John-Jules gets axe after reports of row with partner

DANNY John-Jules has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing following reports of a row with his professional dance partner.

The Red Dwarf star has been the subject of a string of headlines about a disagreement in the dance studio with Caerphilly-born Amy Dowden but after he got the boot he paid tribute to her, saying: “Everything I have done on this show is because of Amy.”

Dowden had reportedly walked out of a session on Wednesday, before the pair resolved the row and returned to training.

But their Caribbeanthemed samba to Feels Like Home by Sigala, Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones landed them at the bottom of the leaderboard for the second week in a row.

He eventually got the chop after landing in the dance-off with cricketer Graeme Swann and his professional partner Oti Mabuse.

After learning the verdict, which means he will miss out on the chance to perform in Blackpool next week, JohnJules said: “It’s been a great experience and I’m just so unhappy I didn’t get Amy to where she needed to be.

“And I just think that as I said before, everything I have done on this show is because of Amy.

“It was her training, her choreography that got me here.”

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Strictly Come Dancing continues on November 17 at 6.45pm, where the remaining couples will take to the floor in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.