Strictly comes to an end for Tilly and Nikita

Following 10 fabulous weeks in the Ballroom, the time has come for Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin to say their goodbyes just one week before the Quarter Final.

The couple performed a fun and sassy Samba on Saturday night to Levitating by Dua Lipa, but landed bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 30. Once their mark had been combined with the public vote, Tilly and Nikita found themselves in their third Dance Off this series, this time going up against Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu.

After fantastic performances from both couples, it was then over to the Judges to make the final call. When making her decision, guest Judge Cynthia Erivo said: "This is really, really difficult. Both couples did beautifully, but it just came down to the tiny details like the finish of the footwork. I’d like to save Rhys and Nancy.”

All four Judges came to the same conclusion, sending Tilly and Nikita home from the competition.

When asked by Tess about their time on the show, Tilly said: “I’d just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has made this an amazing, positive journey for me. From everyone here to backstage, wardrobe, make up and camera crew. It’s just been the most extraordinary time. I found out something about myself that I didn’t know I could do, I didn’t know I could dance and have fun like this. So a massive thank you and, obviously, a huge thank you to Nikita who has guided me out of my shell and has just made this the most amazing experience.”

Nikita added: "I’m just grateful for everything, for the whole Strictly team, for the production team, for the costume, for the make-up, for everything. Thank you guys, thank you to the professionals and cast, and a huge, huge thank you to Tilly.”

It's been incredible watching Tilly grow into a dancer over the past 10 weeks with Nikita by her side! Don't forget to catch them for one last time on tomorrow's It Takes Two at 6.30pm on BBC Two.