BBC Strictly's Matt Goss on the impact of his mum's 'violent death' and losing his sister to a drunk driver

Strictly Come Dancing have rallied to support emotional contestant Matt Goss as he cried during his elimination while paying tribute to the loved ones he has lost. Bros star Matt and his pro partner Nadiya Bychkova were sent home on Sunday night's results show after a dance-off with Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima.

Singer Matt, who to shot to fame in the late 80s with his twin brother Luke in the band Bros and went on to have a successful residency in Las Vegas, left the dancefloor after all four judges opted to save former Coronation Street actress Kym. He was comforted by Nadiya who addressed critics, saying "not many people know you."

Viewers took to Twitter to say the 'shy' star had been 'misunderstood' as he bowed out of the BBC dance contest. And Matt wiped away tears as he said: "I'm sorry I'm emotional. I'm an emotional person. I wish my mum was here and my sister was here."

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In 2019 Matt, 54, spoke about the devastating loss of his mum Carol and his sister Carolyn with presenter Kate Thornton on the White Wine Question Time podcast. He said the impact of his mum's 'very violent' death in 2014 and losing his sister at the eight of Bros fame is something that he's been struggling to get over.

Matt moved his mum to Los Angeles to live with him during her final days after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and his care for her involved draining her lungs every day. He explained that his mother’s death at his home was sudden and he struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after she passed away.

He told Kate: "We got her an IV and that ruptured her stomach and it was a very, very violent