Shirly Ballas left 'absolutely mortified' by Strictly Come Dancing elimination

Shirley Ballas was "absolutely mortified" by the latest 'Strictly Come Dancing' elimination.

Over the weekend, Kaye Adams and her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington became the first couple to leave the BBC Latin and ballroom competition after losing out to Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova in the dreaded dance off.

Appearing on 'The One Show' on Wednesday (05.10.22), Shirley admitted she didn't agree after her fellow judges Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood opted to save Bros singer Matt.

She said: "I just felt on the evening both couples made mistakes but the quality of Kaye was by far superior on that evening and I was absolutely mortified that she left, to be quite honest.

"I love my fellow judges and we're all there to do a job, but in my opinion, that was one they didn't quite get right."

However, she insisted the judges never seriously clash over any disagreements they may have on the show, and there are moments she's glad they have all agreed so she doesn't have to cast a deciding vote.

She added: "No, not at all Sometimes I’m just delighted when they can agree and it’s not my job to send someone home.

"But [Kaye] was – she had – the most beautiful, beautiful movement. She was fluid, and I like fluidity, so there you go."

Meanwhile, Kaye and Kai - who finished joint bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday (01.10.22) with 22 points out of 40 for their Charleston - have since admitted they knew they were in for a tough night.

Kaye said: "I thought the judges’ comments were fair, I really didn’t have a problem with them at all. There’s so many wonderful dancers there, Molly’s dance at the end I just thought was fabulous... I put my hands up and say well done."