‘Gladiators' star Montell Douglas is the tenth celebrity to leave ‘Strictly Come Dancing' 2024.
During tonight's results show Montell and her partner Johannes Radebe lost the dance-off to Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec. Both couples performed their routines again; Montell and Johannes performed their Rumba to ‘I’m Here' from the musical ‘The Color Purple'. Then, Tasha and Aljaž performed their Argentine Tango to ‘Ex-Wives' from ‘Six'.
When asked by Tess about her professional dance partner Johannes, Montell said: “He [Johannes] has been amazing. ‘Strictly' has touched me in ways I never knew possible. I’m an Olympian and a Gladiator, but I have honestly struggled with confidence my whole life and being on the show, with the beautiful crew, the judges, the cast has just been such an honour.”
Johannes said: “I am so proud of you [Montell], because you are a non-dancer. But the one thing that you have done every single week is turn out beautiful dancing. So I want to say to you, thank you for respecting our art form of Ballroom and Latin. The way you handled it was like a true pro. You're my winner.”
Montell added: “I have to say thank you to you [Johannes] because I really have found a friend and a brother in this man. I mean it from the bottom of my heart, I hope he’s in my life forever, because we have something very special.”
Tonight's show also featured a phenomenal performance of ‘The Schuyler Sisters' from the musical ‘Hamilton' and a dazzling group number from our professional dancers to ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye' from ‘Sunset Boulevard'.
The remaining five couples will take to the dancefloor next week for the competition’s semi-final, where they will each perform two dances. ‘Strictly Come Dancing' returns live on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 7th December at 6.30pm.
