Lewis Cope<\/a> and Katya Jones topped the leaderboard<\/a> with an impressive score of 37 for their Paso Doble to The Plaza of Execution from The Mask of Zorro.<\/p>\n The top three was rounded out by Amber Davies<\/a> and Nikita Kuzmin, who were awarded 35 for their American Smooth to Sixteen Going on Seventeen from The Sound of Music.<\/p>\n Harry Aikines-Aryeetey<\/a> and Karen Hauer\u2019s Salsa to I Always Wanted a Brother from Mufasa: The Lion King earned them a respectable 32.<\/p>\n But it was a different story at the bottom of the leaderboard, with Ross King<\/a> and Jowita Przysta\u0142\u2019s Paso Doble to the theme from Thunderbirds Are Go earning just 19, despite encouraging remarks from the judges.<\/p>\n They were joined in the dance-off by Balvinder Sopal<\/a> and Julian Caillon, who were ninth on the leaderboard with a score of 26 for their Foxtrot to The Way You Look Tonight from the movie Swing Time.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n After a hard-fought battle, it was Ross King who was eliminated<\/strong>, with Craig, Motsi, and Anton all choosing to save Balvinder. Head judge Shirley also revealed that she would have saved Balvinder if her casting vote had been needed.<\/p>\n Ross King\u00a0BBC\/Guy Levy<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking about his time on the show, a tearful Ross said: “I have loved every single minute of it. I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported us, all the people who voted \u2013 they’ve been amazing.<\/p>\n “I want to thank everyone here in this room, backstage, the judges, the crew \u2013 every single person here has made me so, so welcome.<\/p>\n Ross then took a moment to thank his partner for all her support, describing her as “absolutely everything. She’s been a mentor, teacher, carer. I could not have wished for a better partner, and I could not have wished to be on a better show. Thank you, judges, for all your remarks.”<\/p>\n And Jowita was equally gushing about Ross: “Thank you so much for all of your work, for everything you have done during rehearsals. We laugh a lot \u2013 but we also cried! Thank you so much, and I hope I\u2019m going to be a little part of your life forever.”<\/p>\n The remaining thirteen couples will return to the dancefloor next week.<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 18 October at 6:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Add Strictly Come Dancing<\/strong> to your watchlist on the<\/strong> <\/strong>Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>\u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.radiotimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lewis Cope and Katya Jones topped the leaderboard with an impressive score of 37 for their Paso Doble to The Plaza of Execution from The Mask of Zorro. 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