Chaos on dancefloor

It was a Strictly Come Dancing full of shocks last Saturday as Phil Tufnell and his partner Katya Virshilas were voted off.

The former Cricketer lost out with his American Smooth in the dance off to Ricky Groves and his partner Erin Boag. Phil Tufnell may have been the better dancer overall but a mistake-filled dance-off routine saw head judge Len save Ricky with his deciding vote.

But the main drama started even before the cameras started rolling. Host Bruce Forsyth was forced to watch the show from home with the flu, so It takes Two host Claudia Winkleman (and briefly comedian Ronnie Corbett) filled the void alongside Tess Daly.

But Bruce wasn't the only pre-show casualty as celeb dancer Jade Johnson and her professional partner Ian Waite were unable to dance after Johnson injured he knee in the rehearsal.

The arduous routines and weeks of training seem to be taking their toll on the celebs. Whilst long-jumper Jade sat out Laila Rouass took the floor with a heavily strapped ankle. The actress courageously tried to dance the Rumba but had to stop near the end as the pain became too much.

Rouass and her partner Anton Du Beke unsurprisingly finished last on the leader board with 22 points, whilst show favourites Ricky Whittle (with his partner Natalie Lowe) and Ali Bastian (with her partner Brian Fortuna) finished joint top with 35 points each.

With the celebrity dancers feeling the pressure the first question won't be who goes next Saturday but if all the celebs and their partners can even make it on the dance-floor and through a routine first.

Picture from Radio Times