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Strictly shocker as favourite Cherie dances her last
cha-cha
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Actress Cherie Lunghi tonight became the ninth celebrity to be voted off 91Èȱ¬ One's Strictly Come Dancing.
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After performing the cha-cha, the combination of the viewer votes
and judges' scores left Cherie and her partner James Jordan in
the bottom two with Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole.
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Both couples
had to perform a second time for the judges' deciding vote.
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Of Cherie and James's dance the judges said –
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Arlene Phillips: "It was very neat and very accurate. You came out and
looked like you were going to turn on every light bulb and then
there were moments when the dimmer switch went on. You suddenly
looked like you were trying to think about the steps, but I tell
you, I envy your legs like nobody's business!"
Score: 8.
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Len Goodman: "I would say your Latin is very neat and very precise. It is
clean and it's crisp, but I want to see just a little bit more of
the wild Cherie coming out. I loved it very much, but would like
a little more wildness coming out of you."
Score: 8.
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Bruno Tonioli: "What a pair of pins! I'm glad to say this is a
breakthrough, we've got more of a temptress now! You played it
well – you can do Latin, you can do cha-cha, keep it going that
way. I loved it."
Score: 9.
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Craig Revel Horwood: "I would have liked to have seen a little bit more
punctuation in that routine. I felt most of the time when you're
landing on two, you landed very heavy and that was particularly
in the New York step on that second beat. However, you were
magnificent to watch and I do believe that you are beginning to
conquer Latin."
Score: 7.
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The judges gave them a total of 32 out of 40 for their
performance.
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After the dance-off, Craig and Arlene saved Lisa and Brendan, but
Cherie and James were thrown a lifeline by Bruno who picked them
to stay, leaving head judge Len with the casting vote.
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Len said: "This is terrible, I feel as though I'm kicking someone off the
show because neither should be going, but I have to base it on
that last performance, and for me the couple that edged it were
Lisa and Brendan."
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After Cherie and James's elimination, Cherie said: "It has been
great, such a wonderful experience and great fun. It's been a
huge learning curve and I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
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James added: "I think Cherie had a lot more to show. This is
supposed to be a dance contest... please, please, people at home
vote for the dancing."
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The Sunday results saw a live performance from Tom Jones.
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Notes to Editors
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Don't forget you can get all the up-to-date gossip on the sister
show It Takes Two, weekdays at 6.30pm on 91Èȱ¬ Two, and also via
bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing.
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