Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Susan Calman leaves the competition after shock dance-off with Alexandra Burke

The comedian bid an emotional goodbye to the ballroom show
Emotional exit: Susan Calman is the latest celebrity to leave the competition
BBC/Guy Levy
Aime Grant Cumberbatch27 November 2017

Susan Calman has become the latest celebrity to be sent home from Strictly Come Dancing after losing out in the dance-off to Alexandra Burke.

It was a shock to see Burke, who has been vying with Debbie McGee for pole position for most of the series, in the bottom two, but she was duly saved by the judges.

In Saturday’s live show, the comedian and her partner Kevin Clifton’s American Smooth to Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin failed to impress the judges, who told her she would need to improve her technique if she wanted to stay in the competition.

An emotional Calman thanked the voters, her fellow contestants, and her wife, who had come down to London from Glasgow to watch her perform each week.

“I want to thank everyone who voted for us we got far farther than we thought we would. And most of all I’ve mad a friend for life. Kevin may not have won the Glitterball trophy, but he’s one Strictly for me," she said.

“They’re tears of happiness. This has been the best experience of my life to dance with this handsome, handsome man.”

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Elsewhere in the programme Kelly Clarkson performed her new single in the studio accompanied by a performance from the show’s professional dancers.

Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday, December 1 at 7.20pm on BBC One.

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