Ben Cohen has been voted out of Strictly Come Dancing.
The rugby star becomes the eighth celebrity to leave the BBC One competition, following Fiona Fullerton's departure last week.
Cohen and his partner Kristina Rihanoff found themselves in the bottom two for the first time, alongside Mark Benton and his partner Iveta Lukosiute, after the public votes were combined with last night's judges' scores.
Benton survived the dance-off for a third time, after remaining in the competition at the expense of Hairy Biker Dave Myers and Fullerton in recent weeks.
The two couples repeated their dances from Saturday to stay in the competition. Cohen and Rihanoff performed a charleston to 'No Diggity' by Minimatic, while Benton and Lukosiute performed a foxtrot to Michael Bublé's 'It's a Beautiful Day'.
Craig Revel Horwood chose to save Cohen, while Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli voted to save the former Waterloo Road star, meaning head judge Len Goodman had the final say.
Choosing to save Benton, Goodman explained: "The thing was they both went wrong, for me one couple made a small mistake and the others made two blatant mistakes and on that basis and on this performance I have to save Mark and Iveta."
The former England international said that competing on Strictly had been a "great experience".
He said: "It's been a great experience and Kristina has been great. I said I was on borrowed time for a while and it has been an amazing experience - when would I get to dress like this every day, wear all the lycra and maybe not a top!
"The support has been amazing and I've had a great time but now I can dance at my kid's parties. Kristina has been great, I have thrown her around a little bit, I've thrown her into walls, dropped her a few times and she has been great - thanks ever so much for putting up with me!"
A tearful Rihanoff added: "If there was a trophy for the most improved person it would go to you. You started at zero and have improved every week and you make me so proud every week and I've had the best, most rewarding time on Strictly.
"I took someone with no experience and I brought you here and you were amazing."
Strictly Come Dancing continues with a musicals special next Saturday night (November 30) at 7pm on BBC One.
