Axed Strictly star Jamie Borthwick breaks down in tears after fans fumed ‘the wrong person was sent home’
AXED Strictly Come Dancing star Jamie Borthwick broke down in tears on It Takes Two.
The EastEnders actor reflected on his time in the competition after fans fumed that ‘the wrong person was sent home’.
Despite winning the most recent Christmas edition of the long-running BBC dancing competition, Jamie, 30, was eliminated from the 2024 series.
The soap star was the ninth star to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing after he landed in the dreaded dance off.
Although he received good scores from the judges for his Foxtrot, the panel chose to save Gladiators athlete Montell Douglas, 38.
TV presenter Fleur East welcomed the TV personality and his professional partner Michelle Tsiakkas, 29, into the BBC Two studio.
At first they seemed upbeat about their departure as Fleur read out angry messages from viewers who were fuming at his departure.
Many fans thought he was under-marked throughout the show as one message read: “The judges are too harsh on Jamie.
“That was genuinely amazing. I don’t know why that didn’t reflect in the scores.”
They added: “He has not been given fair markings compared to the others.”
However, the star then introduced a highlights VT which showed a montage of footage from their performances and behind the scenes rehearsals.
As the couple reappeared after the video, tears ran down Michelle’s cheeks as she was seen to clasp tightly to a tissue.
This was while Jamie struggled to hold back his own tears as emotions ran high.
They couldn’t help but share an emotional embrace as they hugged each other tightly.
Fleur exclaimed: “Oh, it’s emotional. Jamie, as an actor you really know how to put on a show.”
To which a dewy-eyed Jamie replied back: “Are you crying as well?”
Strictly 2024 pairings
Here's who is matched with who this series...
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas
JB Gill and Amy Dowden MBE
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec
Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones
Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones
The presenter said: “Yeah, you got me emotional watching it back!”, as she wiped away a tear.
This comes after fans were left utterly fuming at the shock elimination over the weekend.
Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke, and Motsi Mabuse all chose to save Montell over the actor.
Strictly fans took to social media, raging how Pete Wicks should have been eliminated.
One viewer said: “Seriously people please please stop voting for Pete enough is enough.”
A second stated: “Pete Wicks seems like a nice enough chap but I can’t believe people are voting for him over Montell.”
“I love Pete, he’s a laugh and he’s trying and he’s what it’s about. But I’m sorry what the f**k,” raged a third fan.
While a fourth user added: “They will not let Pete near the dance off.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.