Deborah Meaden becomes the fourth contestant to waltz out of Strictly Come Dancing after losing dance-off against Patrick Robinson 

By LOUISE SAUNDERS

PUBLISHED: 20:00, 27 October 2013 | UPDATED: 20:47, 27 October 2013

Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden has become the fourth celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing.

She was given the boot by the judges after going head-to-head with Casualty's Patrick Robinson in the dance-off.

Meaden and her partner Robin Windsor performed their Viennese Waltz to It's a Man's World by James Brown, while Robinson and his partner Anya Garnis performed their Salsa to Wings by Little Mix.

Tense times: Deborah Meaden became the latest star to leave Strictly Come Dancing after losing a dance-off against Patrick Robinson

Judges Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood all chose to save Robinson.

Revel Horwood said: 'I would like to save the couple who both did the best dancing in the dance-off tonight and that couple is Patrick and Anya.'

Bussell described how she wished 'both couples weren't even here', while Tonioli said: 'Let me say you both did a great job but one of you had the edge for me and that was Patrick and Anya.'

Head judge Len Goodman added that he would have voted the same way as his colleagues if required, saying: 'Deborah you did much better in that dance-off and my heart goes out to you.'

End of the line: Deborah was given the boot by the judges after going head-to-head with Casualty's Patrick Robinson in the dance-off

Waltzing out of the competition: Host Tess Daly comforted Deborah as she told her she would be leaving the competition

Speaking after her elimination was confirmed, Meaden praised the efforts of her partner.

'Strictly gave me a gift but the big gift that Strictly gave me was this guy,' she said. 'To teach me to dance, to find something I never even knew I could do and to make it the best. He's wonderful. There's going to be tears. No, I'm a dragon, there'll be no tears.'

An emotional Windsor added: 'I just want to say for Deborah, she loved it so much.'

A number of the dancers braved injuries in their bid to impress the judges on Saturday night.

Talented pair: Husband and wife duo, James and Ola Jordan, took to the dancefloor together

Robinson had to soldier through his salsa with a sprained right hand, while ex-Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede is still undergoing treatment for her painful spinal injury. 

And her partner Artem Chigvintsev revealed he had fractured his nose.

Even the Strictly judges were not free from the litany of aches and pains, with Revel Horwood making it to the panel despite undergoing a hip operation after last week's show.

Gumede and her partner battled through their injuries to deliver an impressive samba, winning 35 points and coming joint top of the leaderboard with Abbey Clancy.

Rocking the dancefloor: The professionals took to the floor for a dazzling routine

The women were on form last night as former Bond girl Fiona Fullerton came back fighting against her critics after coming bottom last week to win a standing ovation for her quickstep.

The A View To A Kill star, who was given a few words of encouragement by 007 actor Sir Roger Moore ahead of the show, picked up 30 points from the judges.

Darcey Bussell hailed her performance as her most impressive yet, saying: Finally, fabulous Fiona. 'You were light on your feet and beautifully confident - your best dance.'

The results show also featured a performance from US band Earth, Wind and Fire. Eleven couples now remain in the competition.

Action packed: The results show also featured a performance from US band Earth, Wind and Fire

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Strictly Come Dancing's Abbey Clancy and Natalie Gumede tie with the highest judges scores of 35

Double trouble! Strictly Come Dancing's Abbey Clancy and Natalie Gumede tie with the highest judges scores of 35

By MARC ANDREWS

PUBLISHED: 20:25, 26 October 2013 | UPDATED: 21:13, 26 October 2013

Saturday night's ballroom blitz of Strictly Come Dancing saw the dozen celebrities battling it out to survive yet another week on the beloved TV show.

Promising that this week the competition would get even tougher and that the gloves are off it was model/TV presenter Abbey Clancy and Coronoation Street's Natalie Gumede who proved to be real contenders.

The two ladies lead the leader board by the end of the programme with an equal high score of 35.

She's tops again! Abbey Clancy and her dancer partner Aljaz were equal top of the leaderboard on this week's Strictly Come Dancing

Dancing up a storm! Natalie Gunmede achieved an equal highest best score of 35 on the night on Strictly Come Dancing

First to take to the floor in Week Five of Strictly 2013 were Coronation Street's Natalie Gumede, who has been nursing a sore back. and her dancing partner Artem Chigvintsev who performed an impressive Samba to the Gypsy King’s ‘Bomboleo’ which won them a standing ovation from the studio audience.

Judge Len Goodman declared Natalie's Samba caused him to be 'perspirating, palpitating and flatulating'. 

Fellow judge Darcey Bussell called it 'a lovely opening dance' and 'a great performance'. They scored a combined total of 35, which equalled last week's top score.

Samba Queen! Coronation Street's Natalie Gumede managed some fancy footwork to 'Bomboleo'

Next up were model/TV presenter Abbey Clancy and Alijaz Skorjanec will performed a steamy Foxtrot to Olly Murs’ ‘Dear Darlin’. 

The judges, especially Craig Revel Horwood, decided to be picky with the couple because the faults in the dance were so minimal.

When the judges scores came in Abbey and Alijaz also scored a 35.

Perfectly in step! Abbey Clancy and partner Aljaz scored well again this week

Dancing with the stars! Abbey Clancy once again proved that she has what it takes to win over the Strictly Come Dancing judges

Third couple to take to the floor were Dave Myers and Karen Hauer who undertook a crowd-pleasing Salsa to ‘Cuban Pete’ from the theme song to the film The Mask originally sung by Jim Carrey.

Thanks to his energetic performance Dave even managed to score a standing ovation from the crowd before declaring 'dancing makes me hungry' while eating a banana.

'Perhaps you should have remained on the fruit trolley,' was the biting comment from judge Craig, though felllow judge Len called their Salsa 'top quality fun not top quality dancing'. They scored a lowly 17 from the judges, which turned out to be the lowest score of the night.

Feeling fruity! TV chef and Hairy Biker Dave Myers shake things up on Strictly

The hosts with the most! Next week Strictly Come Dancing is promising a special Halloween edition

Fourth on the floor were Dragons' Den's Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor partner who performed a boardroom-inspired Viennese Waltz to James Brown’s soul classic ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World’.

Their rather inventive dance, which also scored a standing ovation from the studio audience, was called 'an improvement on last week' by Len, while Bruno Tonioli said 'she was much more confidence and flowing - an improvement. 

Deborah said that the standing ovation was 'amazing' and that ten hours of dancing a day had made her feel much fitter. Her combined score from the judges was a middling 27.

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Out of the den and into the fire! Dragons' Den's Deborah Meaden and her partner Robin Windsor scored a standing ovation from the Strictly audience

Chairman of the board! Deborah Meaden's boardroom dance was a knowing nod to her Dragons' Den roots

The fifth couple to hit the dancefloor was Casualty star Patrick Robinson and his dance partner Anya Garnis who undertook a Salsa to ‘Wings’ by Little Mix.

Patrick was something of a casualty himself having injured his right arm during the week and managing to work his exuberant dance moves around it.

Len said he thought Patrick did 'a wonderful job with a routine he could do with one hand', while Craig made not of Patrick's 'natural hips'. They scored an okay 28 from the judges.

The eyes have it! Patrick performed an exuberant and eye-catching performance despite a major injury

At the halfway point in the show, it was the turn of former Bond girl-turned-author Fiona Fullerton and Anton du Beke who did a Quickstep to ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’ by the legendary Sammy Davis Jnr. 

Fiona even received a good luck message on air from former 007 Roger Moore to help her with her performance which was cute and full of necessary bounce.

They too scored a standing ovation from the studio audience, while Darcey noted it was 'finally fabulous Fiona', calling it her best dance yet on the show. When the scores came in they managed to grab a more-than-respectable 30, which Fiona seemed absolutely thrilled by.

Bond girl done good! Fiona Fullerton even received a good luck message from former 007 Roger Moore

The seventh couple of the night were Countdown presenter Rachel Riley and partner Pasha Kovalev, who managed to survive last week's dance-off. They performed a somewhat aggressive Paso Doble to Nelly Furtado's ‘Maneater’.

Unfortunately the judges didn't find their performance 'compelling', despite 'how hard you have worked', as Darcey noted. Bruno said it was 'the vegetarian option' and that Rachel was no maneater.

When the scores came in from the judges Rachel and Pasha scored only 22, which might see them in another dance off tomorrow night.

She's a maneater! The judges complained that Rachel Riley's routine didn't have enough bite

Stage and screen actor Mark Benton and his partner Iveta Lukosiute were next up with a lovely Waltz to ‘Apologize’ by OneRepublic as the evening's eight couple out on the Strictly floor.

And, yes, the studio audience were up on their feet yet again. 'You transported me,' Darcey told the twosome, 'and overall I liked it'. Len found it all 'easy on the eye'.

When it came to score time, Mark and Iveta earned themselves 28, which was their highest score to date.

Strike a pose! Yorkshire native Mark Benton recently played the role of Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray

Ninth couple of the night were Hollyoaks' star Ashley Taylor Dawson and Ola Jordan who chose a sweaty Jive to the rock ‘n’ roll classic ‘Johnny B Goode’ by Chuck Berry.

With a lively terrific effort they won the judges over with Craig declaring that 'you have to be aware that you do have feet at the end of your legs but I did love it'. Darcey even went so far as to call the routine 'brilliant'.

When it came to the judges' scores handsome Ashley and his sexy partner Ola earned themselves a better than middling 31.

Dancing on air! Ashley Taylor Dawson and his partner gave a very energetic performance on the night

When it came to the tenth couple of the night, BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and dance partner Kevin Clifton, performed the American Smooth to Tony Bennett’s ‘Sunny Side of The Street’.

Susanna said that 'week by week I am loving dancing more and more and that is down to Kevin'. Their performance had more than a hint of old Hollywood to it with shades of 'Singing In The Rain' before they worked the entire dancefloor in bright sunshine yellow and purple outfits.

For their fancy footwork, Susanna and Kevin were told by the judges 'it was always sunny Susanna land', as Bruno insisted. Craig had only one word for the routine - 'gorgeous', while Darcy said she thought there was a filmstar inside of Susanna. Their tally on the scoreboard was a sunny 32. 

Sunny side up! Susanna Reid was a vision in not-so-mellow yellow on Strictly Come Dancing

The penultimate couple for the night were hunky footballer Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff who got to do a Quickstep to the Friends theme tune ‘I’ll Be There For You’, which was originally by The Rembrandts.

'Big Ben', as host Sir Bruce Forsyth calls the retired rugby star, gave the crowd a cutesy and well-rehearsed performance, dressed in a muscle-hugging waistcoat and tight black trousers. 

Darcey said she wasn't expecting Ben to be so light on his feet, with Len agreeing and saying 'what you did, you did well'. On the scoreboard Ben and Kristina earned a tidy 27.

Big Ben strikes again! Rugby hunk Ben Cohen was light on his feet and scored a tidy 27 score from the judges

The final couple of the night were pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor and dancing partner Brendan Cole who got to shake a leg with a Cha Cha Cha to Michael Jackson’s ‘PYT’.

Sophie was all turquoise razzle dazzle with lots of sashaying with style, as Bruno later made note of.

'Lively, slick and with attitude and you gave a lot of those things,' Darcey told Sophie. Lee disagreed saying he felt that Sophie didn't get into the dance at all. 'It's a little bit brittle throughout,' he said. Their combined score was a still rather good 30.

It#s murder on the dancefloor! Sophie Ellis-Bextor kills it on Strictly Come Dancing with her usual razzle dazzle

The show finished with a bang with the next couple to be voted off the show decided on the Results Show on Sunday night. Next week Strictly Come Dancing promises a special Halloween show.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Abbey Clancy set the bar high as they top the leaderboard on Strictly Come Dancing

Stepping up their game! Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Abbey Clancy set the bar high as they top the leaderboard on Strictly Come Dancing 

By SOPHIA CHARALAMBOUS

PUBLISHED: 21:02, 19 October 2013 | UPDATED: 01:04, 20 October 2013

Contestants took to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom dance floor for a third week to battle it out for the glitterball trophy.

First up was pop princess Sophie Ellis-Bextor who was dancing the foxtrot with Brendan Cole in a stunning floor-length glitter gown, complete with pink feathers.

And once again she showed the other contestants how Strictly is supposed to be done, by dancing an almost perfect Foxtrot. 

Charming: Brendan Cole and Sophie Ellis-Bextor recreated the glamour of the 1920s was ease as they glided around the dancefloor

Exquisite: Sophie stunned on Strictly Come Dancing with her foxtrot with Brendan Cole

The star has been excelling in the show so far, and received a standing ovation from the audience, so which Sophie said: 'I'm very very embarrassed.'

Head judge, Len Goodman said: 'No messing about you went straight into the routine, I love the music and I love the dancing what more do you want?'

Fellow judge Bruno said: 'You really looked like a Hollywood star from Hollywood's golden era.

'What I really like when you take a turn you hold it to the lat moment of the musical phrase before you go into the next one.'

Making it look easy: The pair glided around the floor with ease making a complicated dance look effortless

Smiling: The pair had everything to smile about at the end of the dance

Following Sophie, who scored an impressive 35 out of 40, was Bond girl Fiona Fullerton, who was dancing the Rumba with Anton du Becke. 

Bruno Tonioli said: 'You are losing step and fluidity my darling. The rumba is all about continuous motion and you cant just stop and start, you have to concentrate in sustaining your performances.

But only female judge Darcey Bussell was slightly more kind, and said: 'You do have that slinky lady effect and you were caressing the floor but you do loose focus.

That's why she was a Bond girl: Fiona Fullerton pulls out all the hip moves for the Rumba in a stunning blue and silver gown

Seductive: Fiona strutted around the stage, with Anton behind her

'I don't want you to show us that you're making mistakes. I think there is so much in you and you've got to survive so bring out the steps next time.'

When waiting for the score, Fiona said: 'I think I am concentrating like mad, but it is becoming my usp to get something wrong every week.'

All the moves: Anton included many difficult Rumba moves to make the dance complicated

Pose: Fiona posed on the floor as she was spun into position by Anton

Next up was Mark Benton and his partner Iveta lukosiute, who performed a hip-hop-inspired Cha Cha, much to the delight of the studio audience, and received a standing ovation. 

But tough judge Craig Revel Horwood was not so pleased and thought that the audience was leading Mark into a false sense of security.

However out of the judges, he was alone in his opinion as Darcey, Len and Bruno loved his performance. 

Busting some serious moves: Mark Benton holds up his partner as he performs to an MC Hammer song on Strictly

Hammer time! Mark looked at ease dancing to hip-hop music

Can't touch this: Mark played his part in the cha cha dance perfectly, which gave him rave reviews from all but one of the judges

Darcey said: 'I disagree with Craig, it was brilliant.

'I didn't know I had it in you - you've worked hard on the details, every little look.'

Len said: 'I tell you what youre full of talents - so many basic steps cuban break fan and a hockey stick - I tell you what Mark do it again!'

And Bruno said: 'MC mark going for gold- plenty of bling - unique, different memorable and very very fun.'

Go Mark! The entertainer did not hold back with his impressive performance in his gold PVC top

Ashley Taylor Dawson tackled the Vienesse Waltz for his turn on the ballroom dancefloor, and it was greeted with slightly lackluster opinions. 

Darcey said: 'Ashley, a Viennese has many turns, and you did give many of those things - but you played it a little too safe. 

'l wanted from last week push yourself a little bit hard, drive through go for it.'

Composed: Ashley Taylor Dawson and Ola Jordan glided around the floor, not loosing their posture once

Floating away: Ashley had perfected his arm movements for his performance with Ola

Len added: 'It had romance it had elegance, your foot work you've worked on that - as much as I liked it, you needed a bit more gusto to it.'

Bruno, who was a little more encouraging said: 'I didn't mind the wafting at all - casual flick of the wrist, it was very Darcey, but you need more oomph.'

Lastly Craig said: 'The only thing that bothered me were your arms out of hold - they seemed unnatural actually.'

Emotional: Ashley got the sensitivity of the dance correct

Julien Macdonald was next to tackle the dance floor with the Salsa, and was dancing to a song from one of his favourite groups - The Spice Girls, and even got a call from Mel B to wish him luck before the performance.

Bruno said: Well, you were definitely high on spice - looked like you tried to do them all at once.

'You through yourself into it beautifully.' 

However Craig killed the positivity by saying: 'There was no rotation at all in the hip department. You lack musicality that is your problem.'

Party for one! Julien Macdonald looked like he was having such a good time dancing to the Spice Girls

Shake it! Julien could not have looked happier dancing to the Spice Girls music

Best dance yet: Darcy said it was Julien's best performance yet which pleased the fashion designer greatly

Countdown's Rachel Riley attempted the Quick Step, with her partner Pasha Kovalev. 

Bruno said: 'You tricky girl just about got away with it. Work on the control, control and strength for next time. 

Craig wasn't too positive, and said: 'I felt like you were being flung about.

'You must tighten your bum cheeks when you go through the lift at the end, then you will glide beautifully.'

Full of energy: Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev danced an energetic routine around the dancefloor on Saturday night

Fast footsteps: Rachel was told she needed to work on strengthening her core to improve her moves

Cute outfits: The pair looked adorable in their secret agent-inspired outfits

Rugby player Ben Cohen caused a stir with his mechanic-inspired salsa routine, which earned him a standing ovation.

Every single one of the judges were also impressed with his performance, with hard-nosed Craig saying: 'Dirty oiled mechanic - it's ticking every box.'

Darcey added: 'Ben you can certainly handle Kristina with ease - you are certainly coming out of your shell and I love it.

Len said: 'You've got the guns and tonight you've got the ammunition, that was terrific.'

Bruno said: 'Surprising smooth for such a big bruiser.

'I want to see more of you.'

Talking to host Tess Daly after the performance Ben added: 'I feel a bit more at home out there I can throw someone around.'

Tricky moves: Ben Cohen held his dance partner by her neck for a very dangerous dance move in the routine, but pulled it off effortlessly

Look at those guns! Ben Cohen had everyone gushing after his brilliant samba performance

What a man! Ben lifted up his partner into many difficult dance moves which impressed the judges

Model and wife of footballer Peter Crouch, Abbey Clancy picked up her game from last week with a sexy Tango.

Craig was full of praise for the star and said: 'You used all the accent to brilliant effect.

'It had intent, it had purpose, I thought it amazing.'

Bruno said: 'Power, passion, drama, beauty you have it all.

I thought I was getting whiplash just watching you. The mixture and chemistry between the two
you is great, you really use each other beautifully.'

Almost spotless: Aljaz Skorjanec and Abbey Clancy performed some beautiful shapes in an almost spotless routine

Seductive: Abbey played her part in the tango brilliantly, which gave her top spot on the leaderboard

On the beat: Abbey moved around the dancefloor with such finesse that the judges found it hard to fault her

Actress Natalie Gumede has had a hard week of training having been taken to the doctors after she complained about pains in her lower back. 

The star found out she had a bulging disk and feared that it would mean pulling out of Strictly Come Dancing, however the star was put on strong medication which seemed to have worked as she topped the leaderboard once again with her Quick Step performance. 

Bruno said: 'I can't believe you delivered a dance of this standard in such a short time.

'It was just like being there with you. you capture the spirit of the dance.

'I thought it was absolutely wonderful.'

Hard to please Craig said: 'I love the fusion of quick step and jazz.. I think it was done immaculately. There is no stopping you darling; stunning.'

Darcey summed up by giving a few words of advice: 'After what you've been through this week you could have afforded to not have done so much and it would still have been fabulous.

'Don't be too ambitious - look after yourself.'

Picture perfect: Artem Chigvinstev and Natalie Gumede looked picture perfect during their routine

Staying on top: Actress Natalie Gumede still managed to top the leaderboard despite a back injury early in the week

In sync: Natalie was told by the judges that she perfectly fused the quick step with jazz for her routine

Actor Patrick Robinson was told that he had performed his best dance to date.

Darcey said: 'You're are so confident out of hold - you have an inner groove I'm loving it.'

Len added: 'It's happy hour - you're happy, I'm happy, the audience was happy.'

Smooth operator: Patrick Robinson was told that his dance was his best so far in the competition

Impressive: Darcey was very impressed by Patrick's out of hold footwork and moves

But the award for the biggest transformation on Saturday evening had to go to Dave Myers, who was scrubbed up and polished from head to toe for his Waltz.

Darcey gave her opinion: 'Dave you started really well - I'm loving the clean look.

'But one thing that would help your posture, try to go to a ballet class.'

Len added: 'You do scrub up very well. There's a ray of hope on the horizon - it did look like a Waltz - it is better there is a way to go - there is improvement.'

Scrubbing up well: Dave scrubbed up well for his waltz with his dance partner

A new man: Dave told Tess Daly that he liked his new look and was seriously thinking about keeping it up

Not quite fast enough: Dragon's Den's Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor performed a Eurovision-inspired dance

Dragons' Den's Deborah Meaden was told that her dance technique was not right in her dance.

But nevertheless the star, who had her skirt whipped off during the routine to reveal another sparkly glitter pencil skirt, said that she enjoyed herself immensely.

Bruno said: 'You got the Eurovision camp right it just wasn't your dance' 

Len added: 'It had plenty of fizz you just need to fizz you feet up.'

Sexy Samba: Kevin Clifton and Susanna Reid were unstoppable making their way through a Samba routine beneath multicoloured lights

If there was any way to close the show, it would have been TV presenter Susanna Reid performing a sexy Samba. 

Len said: 'You should be ashamed of yourself a nice girl like you off breakfast TV, and it was all bounce, bum and bongos - You can't come out flaunting yourself like that.

However Bruno said: 'If you got it flaunt it darling, don't worry. But don't loose the finish - you usually have a clean delivery.'

Craig was not too kind, and said: 'I thought it was a bit muddy actually and at time your were fighting one another and going against one another.

Shake it! Susanna shook her stuff to a Shakira song the close the show

Going all out: Susanna did not hold back with her routine, putting in too much energy according to the judges

Let it all go: Susanna span around the dancefloor as she performed the Samba

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