Gorka Marquez was heard defending Dr Punam Krishan as they became the latest couple to leave Strictly Come Dancing. The pair suffered a Halloween horror as they became the ffith pair to exit the BBC One dance contest following the spooky special.
The Morning Live star and the Spanish dancer were among the 11 couples taking to the dance floor on Saturday night (October 26) during the BBC One dance contest's annual Halloween special.
And as fright night arrived, things didn't quite go Punam and Gorka's way as they came joint bottom of the scoreboard alongside Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell after their pirate-themed tango to Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. READ MORE: Gorka Marquez 'fights tears' as Gemma Atkinson reveals son's 'first word' before hitting back During Sunday night's (October 27) results show, Punam and Gorka faced the dance-off against former actor and singer Shayne Ward and his professional dance partner Nancy Xu following the public vote, who found themselves under the dreaded red light for a second time so far this series.
Punam and Gorka reprised their spooky tango while Shayne and Nancy recreated their dramatic paso doble to In The Hall Of The Mountain King by Grieg, which had secured them 31 points on Saturday night.