'I didn't want to knock out a good dancer': Jeremy Vine is the seventh star to be booted off Strictly... as the judges decide to save Jamelia for a FOURTH time
BBC DJ Jeremy Vine has become the latest star to be given his marching orders on Strictly Come Dancing.
The Radio 2 presenter admitted that he was 'beginning to get nervous' that he would knock a good dancer out of the show.
Vine is the seventh celebrity to be voted out of the BBC One show after landing in the dance-off alongside Jamelia and her partner Tristan MacManus.
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End of the broadcast: BBC DJ Jeremy Vine has become the latest star to be given his marching orders on Strictly Come Dancing
After Vine and partner Karen Clifton performed their Quickstep to Going Underground by The Jam again, the judges decided to save Jamelia for the fourth time.
Despite ending up with lowest scores on the leaderboard for many weeks, Vine managed to stay in the competition.
His exit means he has narrowly missed performing at the prestigious Blackpool Tower Ballroom next week.
In 2008, John Sergeant famously pulled out of the show after being kept in by fans week after week, despite not being able to dance very well.
Glad to go: The Radio 2 presenter admitted that he was 'beginning to get nervous' that he would knock a good dancer out of the show
Dance off: Vine is the seventh celebrity to be voted out of the BBC One show after landing in the dance-off alongside Jamelia and her partner Tristan MacManus
Four times a lady: After Vine and partner Karen Clifton performed their Quickstep to Going Underground by The Jam again, the judges decided to save Jamelia for the fourth time
Commenting on whether he'd considered 'doing a John Sergeant and leaving', Vine said: 'I was beginning to get nervous that at some point I would knock out a good dancer, and I wasn't sure how I would feel about that to be perfectly honest.'
He stressed that week after week he worked hard to learn the dances properly, and to make sure fans could see him working hard.
'I feel, Seargie, as they call him, did a brilliant thing when he was on Strictly, but I don't think it's possible to do any more. I think the audience are now quite insightful about the actual dancing and they don't want to see someone larking about.
'I didn't ever lark about, I really wanted to learn to dance.'
Nerves: Vine admitted he worried that he was going to knock out a better dancer and considered following 2008 contender John Sergeant's lead and walking away from the show
Thanked his fans: He went on to point out that his loyal listeners had probably been behind him staying in for as long as he did
Sad farewell: Jeremy will be missed by his female co-stars, who rushed to plant kisses on his cheeks
Asked if he thinks his radio fan base contributed to him staying in longer, he said: 'It probably did.
'I was always conscious that being able to speak on the radio for two hours a day to a lot of people who watch Strictly was an advantage for me,' he explained.
'You know, different people came in with different things, and that was my thing, so I wouldn't underplay that. I think I was very lucky.'
He went on to point out that in parallel he had been 'moving his body for the wrong way for 50 years', and added: 'The two things probably cancelled each other out.'
Chicago-go-go! Georgia May Foote achieved an almost perfect 39 points out of 40 for her sassy musical-themed Charleston on Saturday's show
Slip up: Meanwhile, Saturday proved a bad night for Jay McGuiness after he tripped during his routine with Aliona Vilani
Keep dancing! Jeremy vows to do just that and keep working on his dancefloor moves at home with his wife
He said he will definitely keep on dancing and has promised his wife they will waltz, or even tango, at the next wedding they attend.
The judges, notably Craig Revel Horwood, didn't hold back in their comments to him each week, with Revel Horwood commenting he 'looked like a stork struck by lightning' at one point.
Vine says he wasn't hurt by their comments, and says watching back some of the shows each week he actually enjoyed the comments the same way an audience member would.
His pick for the winner of the show at this stage is Call The Midwife's Helen George.
He said: 'It's very tough - it could almost be any of them. Just right now at this moment I'm going to say Helen George. But I would probably change that tomorrow. And I wouldn't rule out Anita Rani.'
Vine's choice: Jeremy has backed Call The Midwife's Helen George to eventually win the show
Relieved: Strictly heart-throb Gleb Savchenko and Anita Rani are also tipped by Jeremy to win the competition. The duo celebrated getting through another week with their fantastic quickstep
Devastated: Jeremy's stunning dance partner Karen Clifton looked downcast as the pair were voted off the show on Sunday night
Such a blow: The axe was wielded on Jeremy this week as the loveable Radio 2 presenter lost out to Jamelia
Although it was the end of the road for Jeremy, the remaining celebrity contestants were relieved to see another week and make it to the prestigious Blackpool Tower Ballroom next week.
Peter Andre was delighted to have made it through, bringing him closer to the title than ever before.
While he didn't perform as well as he did on last week's show, Peter and his dance partner Janette Manrara scored a not-too-shabby 34 points.
The pair danced a beautiful Viennese Waltz to You're My World by Cilla Black and, this week he sweetly dedicated his routine to his children, as Junior and Princess joined their dad in rehearsals.
Delight! Peter Andre was ecstatic to have made it through for another week, bringing him closer to the title than ever before
'I hope I can make them proud, and get good comments from them as well as the judges,' he told the camera.
Darcey told him the dance was 'flowing with emotion and energy, and there were elements of Disney magic, obviously for your kids. I want you at Blackpool, and you're going to be at Blackpool.'
Len meanwhile explained after Peter's impressive Charleston last week that 'to get a 10 you have to do something really special and I can't say you did that. You had flow and musicality. It had a bit of American Smooth to me, I would have liked a little more in hold, but what I saw I enjoyed.'
Celebrations: Katie Derham and Anton Du Beke'S Rumba to 'Never Never Never' by Shirley Bassey got them through another week
Red-dy for Blackpool: Call the Midwife star Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec should brace themselves for some cold weather as they are heading to Blackpool for the prestigious Blackpool Tower Ballroom next week
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