Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left heartbroken for Shayne Ward as he shared the poignant reason why he had wanted to reach the show's Blackpool special. Partnered with the talented Nancy Xu, Shayne became the seventh celebrity to bid farewell to the competition on Sunday night, missing out on the chance to dazzle in Blackpool's legendary Tower Ballroom. In a tense results segment, Shayne, 40, and Nancy, 33, found themselves in the dreaded dance-off against fellow competitors Wynne Evans and Katya Jones.
Prior to the judges' vote, Shayne said of his position in the bottom two: "I'm gutted, I'm not going to lie. I'm going to do everything I can by coming out here and giving Nancy everything I have. One thing I want to do is be able to get to Blackpool so my mum can see me dance at least once.
So that's all I can do!" Both couples had to perform their routines again with Shayne and Nancy performing their Rumba to Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper while Wynne and Katya performed their American Smooth to Grace Kelly by MIKA. After both couples had danced a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts where they had a split decision, forcing head judge Shirley Ballas to have the final say. Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse both chose to save Shayne and Nancy.
However, Anton Du Beke chose to save Wynne and Katya. With two votes in favour of Shayne and Nancy, the deciding decision came down to head judge Shirley, 64, who decided to save Wynne and Katya, meaning Shayne and N.
