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Kai Widdrington said it was 'with genuine sadness' that he left Strictly Come Dancing alognside Vicky Pattison as he broke his silence on their departure.

The pair became the seventh couple to bow out of the BBC One dance contest on Sunday night (November 16), following week eight of the competition.

In another blow, having landed in the dance-off for the first time, their exit also meant that Vicky and Kai missed out on a place in the show's annual Blackpool special.

The couple were at the bottom of Saturday’s (November 15) leaderboard, alongside EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal and dancer Julian Caillon, who joined them in the dance-off during the Sunday results show.

Balvinder, 46, and Juliamn, 30, performed their American smooth to My Guy by Mary Wells before V

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