Charlotte’s Strictly jive was just not jumpin’
GOOD Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins has jived for the final time on Strictly Come Dancing as she became the third celebrity to be kicked off the show.
The TV star, who had hoped to impress judges with a weddingthemed routine to Marry You by Bruno Mars, lost to soap star Davood Ghadami in the dance-off.
At the end of Saturday night’s show, she shared the bottom of the leader board with TV chef Simon Rimmer and his partner Karen Clifton.
Hawkins said she was leaving the show “knowing I gave it my best and that’s all you can do” and paid tribute to her professional partner Brendan Cole.
Hawkins told host Tess Daly: “I’ve had an amazing time, it’s been brilliant from start to finish.
“A huge thank you to Brendan, who has just been fantastic, we’ve had such a great time going through all the dances, you’ve always been there for me, getting my back, there with the support.
“A big thank you to everyone who voted, I had so much support from friends, colleagues, online, it’s been amazing and I loved the chance to come out here and dance.
“I was trying to get better, I’m going out knowing that I gave it my best and that’s all you can do.”
Cole added: “Not often you stand here with such sadness and go, ‘I’m going to miss this and I’m going to miss hanging out with this girl’. I’m going to miss dancing with her, I’ve had one of the best Strictlys in 15 years and I feel really emotional.”
Around 10 million people tuned in to watch Alexandra Burke pull in the first 10s of the series on Saturday.
The former X Factor winner was overcome with emotion as she said she wished her mother, who died shortly before the series began, was there to see it.
This contrasts with The X Factor, which pulled in 5.5 million on Saturday night.