The inevitable finally happened during Sundayās (29 October) āStrictly Come Dancingā results show, when Simon Rimmer left the competition.
The Dance Off regular once again found himself in the bottom two and perhaps surprisingly, the āSunday Brunchā star and his partner Karen Clifton were up against Mollie King and AJ Pritchard.
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Once both couples had danced again, the judges all decided to save The Saturdays star, with Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli all stating Mollieās performance was much better.
Head Judge Shirley Ballas then agreed with her fellow judges.
Speaking after their decision was made, Simon described taking part in āStrictlyā as āthe most amazing experience everā.
āEvery single person involved in it is so positive,ā he said. āAnd like, all of that lot up there, all the rest of the class of 2017, are just magnificent people. All the pro dancers are amazing.
āWhen I danced the Waltz to āYouāll Never Walk Aloneā and it touched people, I will never ever forget that; our Charleston last week was a giggle, it was brilliant.
āEvery person who has come up and said hello and thank you messages has been brilliant.
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āBut the biggest thank you obviously is to Karen who has just been amazing, who has convinced this lumbering 54 year-old bloke that I could stand-up on a Saturday night and dance in front of millions of people and she has become you know, a proper friend not just to me but to all my family and for that I canāt thank you enough.ā
Karen added: āA complete beginner but you know what youāve grown to be such a great performer and Iāve loved every second really and itās been a privilege. And thank you for all the food.ā
Simon and Karenās exit means there are just 10 couples left in the battle for the Glitterball Trophy.