Emma Weymouth departs the dancefloor in Week Seven

It's always tough to see a dancing duo leave the competition, but in Week Seven it was Viscountess Emma Weymouth and her Pro partner Aljaž Skorjanec who said goodbye to the Ballroom.

The pair performed an upbeat Samba on Saturday night, landing second from bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 26. But when their mark was combined with the public vote, Emma and Aljaž found themselves in the Dance Off for the second time this series, facing Mike Bushell and Katya Jones in their third Dance Off so far.

Both couples performed once again, but it was Mike and Katya who impressed the Judges and held onto their place in Strictly 2019.

When explaining her decision, Judge Motsi Mabuse said: “I’m going to choose a couple which I think, everything they did was much clearer to read, much easier to follow and more prepared. I’m going to go with Mike and Katya.”

Fellow Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas agreed unanimously, also saving Mike and Katya.

Emma and Aljaž were instantly out of the running, after seven weeks of dancing together.

When telling Tess about her time on the show, Emma said: "I’ve loved this more than anything I’ve done in my entire life. I’m going to be forever grateful to you [Aljaž] for working so hard, you’ve been so patient with me and teaching me everything. Thank you, I want to be friends forever, because you’re just amazing. I never wanted to let you down, I’m just heartbroken."

Aljaž showed support his Celeb partner by saying: "You never ever let me down, from the first day of rehearsals when I walked in. I’m the only professional to have danced with an actual lady on Strictly Come Dancing! From day one in rehearsals, your dedication, to go from a non-performer, non-dancer, to achieve what you achieved on this show, I’m lucky it was me that taught you how to dance. Thank you so much for every single second in rehearsals. On that dancefloor you surprised me positively every single week. Thank you so much.”

What a fabulous Strictly partnership! They'll definitely be missed, but you can see them together for one last time on Monday's It Takes Two, at 6.30pm on BBC Two.