Dr Punam Krishan is the fifth celebrity to depart the dancefloor in Strictly Come Dancing 2024
Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez have left Strictly Come Dancing, following a dance off against Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu during the fifth results show of the series.
Both couples performed their routines again; Punam and her partner Gorka performed their Tango to Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. Then, Shayne and his dance partner Nancy performed their Paso Doble to In The Hall of The Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.
After both couples had danced a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts:
· Craig Revel Horwood chose to save Shayne and Nancy.
· Motsi Mabuse chose to save Shayne and Nancy.
· Anton Du Beke chose to save Shayne and Nancy.
With three votes in favour of Shayne and Nancy, they won the majority vote meaning that Punam and Gorka would be leaving the competition. Head Judge Shirley Ballas also agreed and said she would have decided to save Shayne and Nancy.
When asked by Tess about their time on the show, Punam said: “I am really proud of myself. You know I’ve taken on something that’s so out of my comfort zone. The one thing that I’ve very much learnt is to say yes more, and that there is no point in your life when you can stop learning new skills. I’ve learnt more than dancing, I’ve learnt so much from Gorka. Everyone’s been so incredible and it’s just memories that I’ll take home forever and I am very proud. I’ve made my family very proud, I’m just really grateful.”
When Tess asked whether Punam’s family are proud, she responded: “They really are. My kids are so proud, my parents, my husband, everyone. This is just one of those things that I have dreamt about for years and I think to have one of your dreams genuinely come true is just a surreal feeling. Week after week it’s been incredible, I’ve made friends for life and everyone’s just been so kind, so thank you.”
Gorka said: “It’s been incredible, it’s been a fantastic six weeks. I’m very proud of what she has achieved. She’s a GP and a Mum. She had never danced before and I think she improved week by week. I think she is truly what the show is about, someone who doesn’t have experience in the performance world came here and learnt to dance. She wanted to do so well and worked so hard. Also I feel very proud and very honoured that we got to do a Bollywood dance, to represent your culture, show your culture to the world and open doors for so many people in your culture.”
Punam added: “Thank you. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for giving me the gift of dancing. I’ve never danced before, but you’ve definitely sparked so much dancing. I want to learn more, and I definitely don’t think this will be the end of my journey dancing.”
Sunday’s results show also features a spook-tastic routine from our fabulous professional dancers in a Beetlejuice-inspired routine led by Carlos Gu. Plus a show stopping musical performance from Lady Blackbird sure to leave viewers spellbound.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Amy Dowden MBE was unable to be in tonight’s results show.
The remaining ten couples will take to the dancefloor next week for the brand-new icons themed week when Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday 2nd November at 1830 with the results show on Sunday 3rd November at 1920 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Both of this weekend’s episodes are available to watch now via BBC iPlayer.
Dr Punam and Gorka will be joining Fleur East for their first exclusive televised interview live on Strictly: It Takes Two on Monday 28th October at 1830 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
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