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Jamelia and her professional partner Tristan MacManus have become the eighth couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.



The pair found themselves in the dance-off against Peter Andre and Janette Manrara after the judges' scores were combined with the viewers' votes.

Jamelia and MacManus performed their quickstep to 'I'm a Believer' by The Monkees, while Andre and Manrara jived to Tina Turner's 'River Deep, Mountain High'.

Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli all voted to save Andre and Manrara, sending Jamelia and MacManus home, despite Andre finishing bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday's (November 21) show.

For the first time this series, head judge Len Goodman disagreed with his fellow judges, adding: "I thought Jamelia and Tristan did a very, very fine quickstep and I would have brought you back."

It marked Andre's first time in the dance-off and Jamelia's fifth time.

After her exit, Jamelia said she's "had the most fantastic time" on the show and thanked co-hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, as well as the judges for making sure she was "leaving here as a bit of a dancer".

"I've made the most amazing set of friends, I've danced at the Tower Ballroom and I've danced with Tristan MacManus a million times. I just feel so fortunate to have had this experience," she continued.

"I thought I was only going to get to week three and be gone. I could not have had a better partner than Tristan. He's so fantastic, so positive and he really has believed in me."

MacManus added: "Jamelia's done great and even tonight, it was a completely different dance we've just done and unfortunately someone else did a completely different dance as well.

"The improvement in Jamelia every week has been unbelievable and I couldn't be more proud."

The results show saw performances from Take That with their new single 'Hey Boy' and from Anastacia, who played her classic track 'I'm Outta Love'.

Strictly Come Dancing airs next weekend on Saturday, November 28 at 6.50pm and Sunday, November 29 at 7.20pm on BBC One. It will include a brand new feature, the Quickstepathon, which will give the remaining seven couples a chance to earn extra points.

For the first time this series, head judge Len Goodman disagreed with his fellow judges, adding: "I thought Jamelia and Tristan did a very, very fine quickstep and I would have brought you back."

Jamelia dismisses Peter Andre's re-recorded standing ovation



Strictly Come Dancing's ​Jamelia has revealed that Peter Andre's standing ovation in the dance-off was re-recorded... and used the best sarky quote marks ever.

Jamelia and her professional partner Tristan MacManus were speaking ​on ​Strictly: It Takes Two ​after being voted out of the show at the weekend - to complaints from fans, who suggested that Peter should have been sent packing.

And Jamelia wasn't holding back either, saying she thought there was hope she could be saved by the judges... at first.

"I think we did a great last dance," she said. "I think [I had hope] until they re-recorded Pete's 'standing ovation' - I'd say that was the moment I realised we were going home."

And yes, she did use air quotes around "standing ovation". See?

And while Tristan cracked up laughing, host Zoe Ball looked slightly more uncomfortable about the situation.