BBC Strictly Come Dancing star says 'it's right' and praises 'really special' dancer as Krishnan Guru-Murphy leaves judges 'undecided' in exit

Strictly Come Dancing star Krishnan Guru-Murphy has hailed his co-star a 'really special' dancer as he bowed out of the competition. The Channel 4 News presenter became the seventh celebrity to be eliminated from the BBC One dance contest during Sunday night's results show (November 12).

Krishnan had opened Saturday night's live show (November 11) alongside dance partner Lauren Oakley with a samba to Bamboleo by Gipsy Kings as the remaining couples vied for a place in the famous Blackpool week.

Next weekend, the hit show will broadcast live from the seaside resort's iconic Tower Ballroom. But even despite the special week being ahead a couple still had to leave the competition. Krishnan and Lauren faced Angela Rippon and her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington in the dreaded dance-off.

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Both couples performed their routines again, with Krishnan and Lauren reprising their Samba while Angela and Kai performed their Paso Doble to Hung Up by Madonna in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition.

After both couples had danced a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts with three of the four judges voting to save veteran broadcaster Angela.

Motsi Mabuse said she had been “undecided” and she and Anton Du Beke both said their choice was about the “fundamentals”. Meanwhile, Craig Revel Horwood called Guru-Murthy “magnificent” and hailed Rippon for “miraculously” saving a kick, but in the end the judge chose the latter contestant.

Head judge Shirley Ballas said: "Well, I picked the person