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Did Strictly Come Dancing reject Seann Walsh SWEAR after getting the boot?

Seann Walsh was so unhappy about getting the boot from Strictly Come Dancing he reportedly shouted “b*******” in front of the audience before storming off.

The comedian, 32, lost his place in the competition after the judges voted unanimously to save Graeme Swann and Oti Mabuse after Sunday night’s dance-off.

“To say Seann was upset was an understatement,” a source told The Sun.

“As soon as filming finished he walked off and swore.”

'Lagging': Seann Walsh failed to impress the judges with his Viennese Waltz (BBC/Guy Levy)

A representative for Walsh denied the claims.

A Strictly spokesperson said: “Sadly we have to say goodbye to one of our couples each week but Seann was nothing but gracious in his thanks for Strictly after last night's result.”

Walsh and his partner Katya Jones came under fire from the judges after performing the Viennese Waltz to I Put A Spell on You for Saturday’s Halloween special.

Craig Revel Horwood predicted he would be in the dance-off for “lagging all the way through”. Head judge Shirley Ballas said he “just didn’t have the correct footwork” and suffered “timing issues”.

Seann Walsh suffers fall in Strictly rehearsals

They voted to save Swann who performed a Cha Cha Cha to Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

On getting the boot, Walsh described the competition as the “best experience of his life” despite getting caught passionately kissing Jones on the night of his then-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries birthday.

Dance-off: Seann Walsh and Katya Jones faced Graeme Swann and Oti Mabuse (BBC/Guy Levy)

“When you watch it and hear people at the end say this has been the best experience in my life I don’t think you don’t really believe but this has been without a doubt the best experience of my life, probably bar the last few weeks,” he said.

“But generally speaking from the beginning it really was. I can’t believe it, it’s been amazing. It’s an absolute miracle that I’ve gotten this far.”

Jones added that it “wasn’t easy” before thanking him for his “commitment every single day”.

Walsh and Jones will give their first post-exit interview on It Takes Two tonight.

Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One, Saturday at 7:05pm

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