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Stephanie Colderick

Strictly's Dan Walker hits back at reports that he 'walked off' set

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Dan Walker has hit back at claims that he "walked off set" on Saturday's episode.

The BBC Breakfast presenter performed a Couple's Choice dance, scored 28 points and was given a score of eight by head judge Shirley Bassey.

But he appeared to walk off set as the judges were casting their votes.

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Dan later took to Instagram to blast reports claiming he did just that. He said: "I didn't walk off anywhere. I took about 3 steps off camera to thank @shirleyballas for a 8 and returned 3 seconds later."

It came after Dan caused a storm with comments about his bum cheeks on Saturday night, reports the Mirror.

Catching up with host Claudia Winkleman after his performance, Dan explained that performing lifts had crippled one of his buttocks.

He said: "My right bum cheek has suffered this week. I have about three metres of physio tape on it. There's no hair left on there either.”

Dan then glanced at professional partner Nadiya Bychkova to see if he had revealed "too much”, which she agreed with.

Claudia also thought his rump revelations were a tad too much for the teatime show and scolded him.

Dan has already been injured in this year's Strictly Come Dancing and despite being one of the lowest-scoring contestants from the judges he has avoided the dance-off so far and seems to be a fan favourite.

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