Strictly Come Dancing 2014: Tim Wonnacott eliminated

Tim Wonnacott and his professional partner Natalie Lowe are the third couple to leave Strictly Come Dancing.



The Bargain Hunt expert and Lowe found themselves in the dance-off alongside Mark Wright and Karen Hauer.

The bottom two acts were decided through a combination of viewer votes and judges' scores.

Wonnacott and Lowe performed their paso doble to Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best', while Wright and Hauer danced a quickstep to 'Tiger Feet' by Mud.

Wright's quickstep originally earned him a score of 29 during yesterday's (October 18) show, while Wonnacott's performance got him a 19.

Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell both took the decision to save Wright and Hauer, with Bruno Tonioli sealing their fate.

"The white knight won the challenge," Tonioli stated.

Wonnacott said: "It's a great treat to be on a programme like Strictly. For an old geezer like me - who comes along in his 64th year and he's slightly portly, and he thinks he's a bit over the hill - this last month, with this delightful teacher, has taken me to a very special place.

"I am fitter. I am a better person than I was a month ago as a result of this experience, and I cannot tell you what a wonderful thing this whole programme is, so I commend you all and thank you.

"Thank you very much, and thank you to my lovely Nat."

When asked if he was going to carry on dancing with Lowe, Wonnacott joked: "Definitely! I'm going to move to Australia!

"No, it's been a treat and a real enhancing experience, so you can't ask for more, really. And thank you so much to everyone who has supported us. Thank you."

Wonnacott placed bottom of this week's Digital Spy reader poll, with only 1.12% of readers voting for him.

EastEnders star Jake Wood topped this week's reader poll with 31.42% of votes.

Tonight's results show also featured a performance from Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday, October 25 at 6.30pm on BBC One, with the results show airing on October 26 at 7.20pm.