BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans spot 'savage' move that led to Adam Thomas' exit and say he was 'cursed'
05.11.2023 - 23:08
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Strictly Come Dancing fans think they have spotted the 'savage' move that resulted in Adam Thomas' exit from the competition. The Waterloo Road star faced the dreaded dance-off for a second week in a row and unfortunately saw himself given the boot.
Adam lost his place in the BBC One dance contest after his elegant rumba to Dancing On My Own by Calum Scott with dance partner Luba Mushtuk during Saturday’s live show (November 4) landed him at joint bottom of the leaderboard with Irish TV presenter Angela Scanlon, as they both received 27 points.
Getting the judges' comments during the live show, Motsi Mabuse said he did “really well” as a leading man as she felt Luba looked great, but noted some of his movements needed more refinement. But their scores meant Adam placed bottom of the leaderboard and found himself going against veteran broadcaster Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington.
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Adam reprised his dance to Dancing On My Own by Callum Scott with his partner Luba while Angela and Kai performed their waltz to Fascination by Nat King Cole again.
But in the end, it was a unanimous decision by the judges to save Angela, sending Adam home. Judge Craig Revel Horwood said it was a "tough" decision as he felt both celebrities had improved in the dance-off but he opted for Angela and Kai based on "technique alone".
Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke agreed with Revel Horwood, with him branding it the "closest dance off" of the series so far. He added: "Obviously very different styles of dance, but danced them very well, but with the content