BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Scanlon breaks down as she speaks out on 'painful' exit with Carlos Gu
28.11.2023 - 09:05
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Angela Scanlon was left in tears as she opened up about her Strictly Come Dancing exit for the first time. The Irish TV presenter was the ninth celebrity to exit the BBC One dance contest alongside her professional dance partner Carlos Gu on Sunday night (November 26).
The pair faced the dreaded dance-off against Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin after both couples found themselves with the lowest number of votes ahead of the quarter-finals.
Both couples reprised their routines from Saturday night's live show, with Layton and his dance partner Nikita performing their American Smooth to ‘It’s Oh So Quiet’ by Björk, while Angela and her Carlos Gu performed their Cha Cha to ‘I Will Survive’ by Gloria Gaynor in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition.
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However, it was Angela and Carlos who became the latest couple to be eliminated from the competition after three of the four judges opted to save Layton and Nikita. Only head judge Shirley Ballas would have opted to save the departing couple.
In her first TV interview since being eliminated, Angela fought back tears. She started to become emotional on Monday night's It Takes Two as Fleur East showed the star her best bits from the past two months. Following the VT, Angela struggled to get her words out, as she said: "There's been a few standout moments.
"I feel really grateful for them. In life, in this glorious madness you can have a steady road, either middle of the road and have quite a smooth journey. I've always felt like those ups and downs are better for you to feel