Shayne Ward is the seventh celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing

Singer and actor Shayne Ward has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

A combination of judges’ scores and viewers’ votes placed Shayne and his professional dance partner Nancy Xu in the dance-off alongside Wynne Evans and Katya Jones.

Both couples performed their routines again; Shayne and Nancy performed their Rumba to Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper, while Wynne and Katya performed their American Smooth to Grace Kelly by MIKA.

The judges couldn’t agree on which couple to let go. Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse wanted to keep Shayne, while Anton Du Beke chose to save Wynne.

In the end, it was head judge Shirley Ballas who made the call to send Wynne on to next week.

When asked by Tess about his time on the show, Shayne said:

“I just want to say, you guys up there [the other contestants in the Clauditorium] are a dream. Every single day, coming in here and seeing you guys you helped me so much. I want to say thank you to the audience as well, for always being amazing for us all. This has been, honestly, one of the best things I’ve ever done.”

“I’m proud that I made it to eight weeks as a novice dancer. A massive thank you goes to this incredible human right next to me [Nancy], who has put so much fire in me and made me believe that I can actually achieve more if I let myself go. I’m sorry it didn’t work out to the end, but I’m super proud that I got to meet you [to Nancy] and dance with you, so thank you.”

Nancy said: “I’m beyond proud of this dance partnership. Shayne from week one until this point, every second you put your feet on the dancefloor you improved yourself. You’re a deep thinker, you always doubt yourself, you never believed yourself, but I never ever questioned you. When I watch you, I feel proud because I’ve turned someone who has never ever danced in their life into an amazing dancer. You should believe in yourself. I adored this partnership.”

Tonight’s results show also featured a performance from Ball & Boe singing He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, plus a poignant tribute to Remembrance Sunday with the professional dancers performing to The Blower’s Daughter by Damien Rice.

Strictly Come Dancing returns next Saturday at 6.45pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.