Tyler West admits he’s ‘gutted’ as he bids farewell to Strictly in poignant post | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Tyler West, 26, made it to Blackpool with the other Strictly Come Dancing stars, but sadly bowed out over the weekend. He has now posted a montage of farewell photos, along with the admission he is “gutted” to be leaving.
Fans were fuming last night as they declared Shirley Ballas had made the “wrong call”, amid a tense dance off between Tyler and Molly Rainford.
However, Tyler was all smiles despite his disappointment as he shared his feelings with more than 80,000 followers.
“And just like that our @bbcstrictly journey has come to an end. We are gutted but soo grateful,” he confided on Instagram.
“We have loved every single second dancing each week. But most of all we wanted to say the biggest thankyou for all of your support to get us this far.”
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He continued in his emotional exit post: “It genuinely means the world. We danced Blackpool!!!”
Tyler gave a fond shout-out to the “best crew” and everyone behind the scenes, expressing his gratitude to have been part of one of the nation’s most loved shows.
“It’s an unreal feeling going out there each week – a feeling we are truly going to miss, thankyou for being part of our Strictly 22,” he wrote.
The emotional celeb also gave a final nod to runner Ciaran Foley, who he affectionately nicknamed Ciazza.
Dan Walker, who danced on Strictly with Nadiya Bychkova last year, sent a flame emoji, declaring: “You’ve been brilliant to watch!”
Nancy Xu, who is partnered with Will Mellor and is tipped to take their performance all the way to the final, described Tyler and Dianne as “two beautiful souls” whom she “loved watching”.
Former Strictly champ Stacey Dooley weighed in on the matter too, writing: “Ahhhhh man! You were finalists for me. I always found Tyler one of the most entertaining ones to watch.”
Meanwhile Molly Rainford expressed her sorrow to see them leave, using the hashtag #teamtydi as she said goodbye to the “incredible” pair.
Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse had both cast their vote for Molly to go through last week.
After only Anton du Beke voted for Tyler, Shirley Ballas had the final say and she sealed his fate.
Both of the couples in the bottom two had received a respectable 35 points out of 40, which tied them with Nancy and Will, despite the huge popularity of all three couples with audiences.
Meanwhile, Fleur East had a dramatic turnaround thanks to her dance performance to a Destiny’s Child megamix, which saw her awarded a mammoth 40 points out of 40.
