Kate Silverton waved goodbye to Strictly Come Dancing after the judges voted unanimously to save Graeme Swann at the annual Blackpool Tower spectacular.
The BBC newsreader found herself in the dreaded dance-off for the first time in the competition after failing to win over the public with her American Smooth to Everlasting Love by Love Affair.
Silverton, 48, paid tribute to her partner Aljaž Škorjanec, saying she will be "forever grateful" to him for getting her into ballroom dancing in 11 weeks.
“You know I’m actually weirdly perversely, not that I would have wanted to go out, but on a night like tonight in such a place, I couldn’t have asked for anything better really," she said on getting the boot. "I got to dance twice, went up in a hot air balloon twice, and I loved it twice.
"If I can just do a thank you to [Aljaz] because I am so lucky to have had you as my teacher. And as you said we’ve learnt so much from each other, we’ve become such good friends and you have just made this the most incredible experience. We’ve had so much fun, we’ve worked hard but just thank you.”
Škorjanec said he was "incredibly proud" of such an "incredible woman".
“I can say it has been eleven weeks, I have to say we started every single dance from scratch and I am so impressed," he said. "Every week going out there and delivering incredible performances, for someone that has never performed in her life I am so incredibly proud of you. You have taught me so much, you’re such an incredible woman, you’re an incredible mother and thank you honestly it has been an amazing series. I’m never going to forget it and thanks to all of you who supported us.”
Strictly Come Dancing 2018 - Week Two - In Pictures
Ashley Roberts bagged the first perfect score of the series as she performed a flawless jive to Shake Your Tail Feather in the iconic ballroom with partner Pasha Kovalev.
Head judge Shirley Ballas told the former Pussycat Doll she had “pushed the envelope”while Dame Darcey Bussell hailed the routine “fantastic”.
Bottom of the leader board was Lauren Steadman whose Argentine Tango was branded "stompy".
This week's musical number came from Take That who performed their new hit Out of Our Heads.
Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One, Saturday at 6:50pm
