Strictly Come Dancing star Paul Merson makes savage remark as he exits show after tense dance-off

One much Strictly Come Dancing personage near the BBC contention aft a tense dance-off - but not earlier making a savage remark successful his heartfelt farewell message

Strictly Come Dancing person bid farewell to their 4th personage aft a tense dance-off.

JB Gill and Amy Dowden danced again alongside Paul Merson and Karen Hauer successful the dance-off aft they landed successful the bottommost two. The 4 judges - Anton du Beke, Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse - were asked to springiness their verdict connected who they wanted to enactment successful the competition, with each of them putting JB and Amy through.

As a result, it was clip for Paul and Karen to bid farewell to the Strictly dancefloor - but not earlier Paul had 1 much parting excavation astatine his beloved Arsenal's rival squad Tottenham earlier helium near the dancefloor for good.

Asked astir his clip connected the show, helium told big Tess Daly: "When asked by Tess astir their clip connected the show, Paul said: “It's been truly good. For anybody I speech to, I would accidental you've got to spell connected this show. It's astonishing - everybody," earlier helium jokingly added: "There's a Tottenham instrumentality implicit determination called Lincoln and adjacent he's nice!"

Turning his praise to his nonrecreational creation spouse Karen, helium added: "It's been amazing, honestly, amazing. I loved each infinitesimal of it, I've had a large teacher. She’s been amazing, perfectly astonishing and I couldn't privation for a amended coach. I’ve loved each infinitesimal of it. I tin creation present - I've won due to the fact that I tin dance, I couldn't creation earlier and I tin fractional creation now. It's a bonus, implicit bonus."

Karen besides praised Paul for being what Strictly is about, crediting him for his large improvements. She said: "Absolutely, you've been a joy. I've ne'er giggled this much. My abs are truly choky now. I americium truthful arrogant of you. Every week you person showed up, you person improved. You're what Strictly is astir and I privation to convey you for bringing specified joyousness and conscionable showing everyone that it is imaginable with a small spot of enactment and tons of giggles."

Strictly Come Dancing returns adjacent week with a Halloween spooktacular, which volition spot the 11 remaining celebrities don their scariest outfits to execute routines to the champion Halloween songs retired there.

Strictly Come Dancing returns connected Saturday October 26th astatine 6.25pm