STRICTLY Come Dancing star Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova were dramatically axed from the show tonight after losing the dance-off.
The BBC Breakfast star, 44, had defied the odds to make it all the way to the quarter-finals - seeing off arguably more gifted dancers by charming the voting audience.
He and Nadiya wound up in the dance-off against TV presenter AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington - with the judges unanimously choosing to save AJ.
Dan and Nadiya have proved a formidable double act, taking their obvious chemistry onto the dancefloor on Saturday nights. Speaking to Strictly host Tess Daly tonight, the BBC presenter paid tribute to his pro dancer partner.
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