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TV's Castle flops out of Strictly | TV's Castle flops out of Strictly |
(about 17 hours later) | |
GMTV presenter Andrew Castle has been voted off Strictly Come Dancing after judges said his samba fell flat. | GMTV presenter Andrew Castle has been voted off Strictly Come Dancing after judges said his samba fell flat. |
The former tennis player became the seventh celebrity to leave the BBC show after losing out in the dance-off to singer Heather Small. | The former tennis player became the seventh celebrity to leave the BBC show after losing out in the dance-off to singer Heather Small. |
Head judge Len Goodman said his routine lacked "bounce" and he should be more bouncy castle than Andrew Castle. | |
All four judges kicked him off after he came in the bottom two in the public vote, scoring 21 points out of 40. | All four judges kicked him off after he came in the bottom two in the public vote, scoring 21 points out of 40. |
Castle lasted the same number of weeks as his GMTV co-host Kate Garraway, who appeared in the competition last year. | Castle lasted the same number of weeks as his GMTV co-host Kate Garraway, who appeared in the competition last year. |
Len Goodman told the presenter: "The key to the samba is you've got to get that bounce out." | Len Goodman told the presenter: "The key to the samba is you've got to get that bounce out." |
'unleash the beast' | 'unleash the beast' |
Fellow judge and choreographer Bruno Tonioli added: "The samba should have the excitement of the Brazilian Grand Prix and this was a Brazilian grand flop: no bounce, poor hip action, heavy-footed." | Fellow judge and choreographer Bruno Tonioli added: "The samba should have the excitement of the Brazilian Grand Prix and this was a Brazilian grand flop: no bounce, poor hip action, heavy-footed." |
And choreographer Arlene Phillips told Castle he should stop holding back in his performance. | And choreographer Arlene Phillips told Castle he should stop holding back in his performance. |
"You just need to unleash the beast, just let it go," she said. | "You just need to unleash the beast, just let it go," she said. |
After hearing the bad news, Castle paid tribute to his professional partner Ola Jordan. | After hearing the bad news, Castle paid tribute to his professional partner Ola Jordan. |
He said: "Can I just take a second here to thank... the person who's as beautiful as she is talented and generous too - Ola." | He said: "Can I just take a second here to thank... the person who's as beautiful as she is talented and generous too - Ola." |
Singer Heather Small and her partner Brian Fortuna survived the dance-off for the third time. | Singer Heather Small and her partner Brian Fortuna survived the dance-off for the third time. |
Next Sunday Beyonce will make a special guest appearance on the results show. | Next Sunday Beyonce will make a special guest appearance on the results show. |
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