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Laura Harding, PA Deputy Entertainment Editor & Kirstie McCrum

Strictly Come Dancing's fan favourite booted off ahead of quarter finals

Tilly Ramsay has become the ninth celebrity to be booted off Strictly Come Dancing following a samba on Saturday night's show.

The social media star performed a samba to Levitating by Dua Lipa with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin.

But she was left to face CBBC presenter Rhys Stephenson in the dance-off of Sunday and lost out to he and Nancy Xu performed their waltz to You Light Up My Life by Whitney Houston.

Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and guest judge Cynthia Erivo, who was filling in for Motsi Mabuse, all opted to save Stephenson and Xu who were third on the leaderboard on Saturday, while head judge Shirley Ballas also said she would have opted to save the pair.

Tilly, who was at the bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday night’s show, said: “I’d just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has made this an amazing, positive journey for me.

“From everyone here to backstage, wardrobe, make-up and camera crew… It’s just been the most extraordinary time.

“I found out something about myself that I didn’t know I could do, I didn’t know I could dance and have fun like this.

Tilly Ramsay and partner Nikita Kuzmin performing the Samba (BBC screengrab)

“So, a massive thank you and, obviously, a huge thank you to Nikita who has guided me out of my shell and has just made this the most amazing experience.”

Addressing Kuzmin, she added: “Thank you, thank you, thank you. It’s just been amazing. I really meant it when I said I made a best friend for life.

“You’ve just been incredible. Thank you for the best couple of weeks.”

Kuzmin told her: “I’m the most emotional person so I hope I don’t cry. I’m just grateful for everything, for the whole Strictly team, for the production team, for the costume, for the make-up, for everything.

“Thank you guys, thank you to the professionals and cast, and a huge, huge thank you to Tilly.”

The Strictly Come Dancing quarter-finals are on Saturday December 4 at 6.40pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

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