Newsreader Silverton voted off Strictly

Kate Silverton is the latest contestant to be booted off Strictly Come Dancing, waving goodbye to the series during Blackpool week.

The newsreader and dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec faced former cricketer Graeme Swann and Oti Mabuse in the danceoff after their scores combined with the public vote put them in last place.

Silverton and Skorjanec performed their American smooth to Everlasting Love by Love Affair again, while Swann and Mabuse repeated their theatre and jazz routine to The Trolley Song from the film Meet Me In St Louis.

The judges unanimously chose to save Swann and Mabuse and ditch Silverton and Skorjanec.

A gushing Silverton, 48, told her dance partner: “As your student I couldn’t be more grateful. It’s been a magical experience.

“We enjoyed our training days probably more than even the Saturdays sometimes. We’ve had fun and I’ve been learning new skills.

“Aljaz is one of life’s more special people and we’ve become such good friends.”