With December fast approaching, Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been getting into the Christmas spirit by gifting Pete Wicks another miracle reprieve. The likeable Only Way Is Essex star has skated by on sheer charm throughout the series and will breeze into the quarter-finals despite once again finishing bottom of the leaderboard.

The EastEnders actor and his professional dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas became the ninth couple to leave the BBC One dance contest

Sunday's Strictly Come Dancing saw Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas eliminated from the competition after finding themselves in the dance-off against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe

The EastEnders actor, who left the show this weekend, originally claimed he was "pleased" to be experiencing the dance-off against Montell Douglas.

However, during Sunday night's (November 24) results show, Jamie and Michelle were left under the dreaded red light as they landed in the dance-off against Olympian Montell Douglas and her partner Johannes Radebe, who had to fight for their place in this year's competition for a second week in a row.

After all the excitement of Blackpool last week, Strictly Come Dancing was b ack in its usual home and, while it was a great weekend for Tasha Ghouri, who got the first 40 of the new series, it ended badly for Jamie Borthwick,

Strictly 's Jamie Borthwick has admitted he felt "healthily disappointed" after his latest performance on the BBC show.

After a dance-off against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe, actor Jamie Borthwick has become the ninth celebrity to depart the dancefloor in ‘Strictly Come Dancing 2024’.

Strictly Come Dancing 2024 has its most shocking result so far after Jamie Borthwick and Montell Douglas were both in the danceoff

The actor missed out on a place in the quarter-final of the BBC One dance contest alongside professional dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas