Johannes Radebe has explained why he and Strictly partner Montell Douglas struggled to celebrate being saved from elimination on Sunday night.
The pair faced the dance-off against Sam Quek and pro Nikita Kuzmin. However, the judges decided to send home Sam and Nikita.
Appearing on It Takes Two on Tuesday (November 5), Johannes and Montell opened up about being saved.
Johannes and Montell on Strictly
Following some backlash from viewers over Johannes and Montell being in the dance-off, the pro dancer explained it was “really sad” to see Sam and Nikita leave.
He said: “When [the judges] saved us, we couldn’t celebrate in that moment because Montell was like, ‘Nikita and Sam.’
“I do believe Nikita and Sam came a long way this season. It was sad. It was really, really sad. But we are glad we’re still in the competition.”
It comes after backlash over the two couples being in the dance-off. Some viewers thought Pete Wicks and Wynne Evans should have been in the dance-off.
One person fumed on X: “Right decision in the dance-off, wrong decision for the bottom two in the first place!!”
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