Tyler West left Strictly Come Dancing fans heartbroken with his immediate three word response to Dianne Buswell as the two were voted off the show after a closely fought dance-off in Blackpool.
Radio host Tyler and Dianne, who has previously reached the final with now other half Joe Sugg, found themselves in a three way tie on the Strictly leaderboard after the eight couples got to perform in the iconic Tower Ballroom on Saturday night. Trying to bounce back from the disappointment of landing in the bottom two last week, Tyler and Dianne threw things back to the 1970s for an energetic salsa to a KC & the Sunshine Band classic.
While Craig Revel-Horwood rather pointedly quipped that Tyler could use some lessons from rival Will Mellor on how to use his hips, Tyler and Dianne still scored an impressive 35, the same score as Will and Nancy Xu and Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu And. after the public had their say the 'middle of the leaderboard curse; struck again as Tyler and Molly both fell into the dance-off, Tyler for the second week in a row and Molly for the third time this series.
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Once both couples had reprised their routines from earlier, it was down to the judges to decide who would stay and who would go home and, things went right to the wire as Craig and Motsi chose to keep Molly and Carlos and Anton went for Tyler and Dianne, meaning Shirley Ballas, as head judge, had the final say.
She plumped for Molly and Carlos and, as soon as the Strictly result was confirmed, Tyler hugged Dianne and was heard saying: "I'm so sorry," through mics as the two hugged each other. Pro Dianne was visibly moved by their elimination and so were viewers at home, particularly after hearing Tyler's apology.
Upset by the outcome, one fan tweeted: "Not Tyler saying sorry to Diane," along with crying emojis, as another reacted: "Weeping at the result for Tyler. He apologised to his partner saying sorry after a faultless performance.."
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