Dianne, 30, and Dev, 34, became the third Strictly Come Dancing couple to be sent home during last night’s result show of the BBC dance show after finding themselves in the bottom two for the first time. The Australian born ballroom dancer was seen in floods of tears as she and the Radio One presenter made their exit and boyfriend Joe, 28, has revealed his partner is “not ok” and seemed to hit out at the result of the elimination during an interview on Lorraine.
The couple’s routine during movie week led many to believe they could be one of the hot contenders for the crown in just under two months time.
However, after a dance-off with Viscountess Emma Weymouth Emma Weymouth, 33, and her professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec, 29, the four judges unanimously decided to send home Dev.
As the pair took to the floor for the final time, Dianne was consoled by the Radio One presenter as she struggled to contain her upset over the shock result.
Appearing on ITV chat show Lorraine this morning, 2018 finalist Joe gave an update on his girlfriend as the host issued concern following her reaction to being eliminated.
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Lorraine Kelly, 59, asked the former Strictly star: “Can we talk Strictly? What happened?” as fan were left in uproar over the judges’ decision.
“Good question, what did happen?” Joe remarked as he he admitted it was a “massive shock” his girlfriend has been eliminated so early into this year’s series.
The guest went on to add he was “absolutely gutted” for the couple as he, like many others, thought the couple could have gone much further.
Referring to the professional dancer’s reaction to the result, the chat show host asked: “Is she ok?”
It’s weird
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Joe replied: “No, not really,” as the former contestant went on to hit out at the result.
“I really don’t think it should have been them to go. They had so much potential, he was an amazing student.
“It doesn’t seem,” the musical theatre star continued, before stopping himself and stating: “It’s weird.”
Dianne and her boyfriend managed to make it all the way to the final last year as the social media rose through the ranks to become one of the hot favourites.
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Unfortunately, her exit so early this series means the Australian ballroom dancer will not be following the same suit this year.
Following their Cha Cha Cha routine, Dianne and Dev scored 27 which was a drop of nine point from the previous week which saw them second place on the leaderboard with a score of 36.
Speaking after the result was announced last night, the Radio One presenter said: “I’m not going to lie I am absolutely gutted.”
“But learning how to dance, hanging out with Dianne and the other pros and celebs… I’ve absolutely loved it,” the departing contestant opined.
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The professional dancer praised her celebrity partner, adding: “Dev has been absolutely amazing. His work ethic is insane.
“I see him everywhere practising and I couldn’t have asked for a better partner.
“Thank you so much for all your time and your effort.
“This boy has so much talent, I’m really sad he won’t be able to show you guys any more of it,” Dianne concluded.
Strictly Come Dancing 2019 continues Saturday at 6.40pm on BBC One. Lorraine airs weekdays at 8.30am on ITV.
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