Strictly Come Dancing star Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink breaks his silence after his elimination and facing the dance off against Amber Davies
Strictly Come Dancing star Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink broke his silence following his elimination and had a dance match with Amber Davies on Sunday night.
The former Leeds United and Chelsea footballer, 53, became the fourth celebrity to exit the show this weekend.
Despite both being the week’s top two scorers, the Love Island winner found himself in the bottom two alongside 29-year-old Amber.
Hasselbaink and his dance partner Lauren Oakley received 30 points out of 40 for Prince and the Revolution’s American Smooth to Purple Rain, while Davies and professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin received 33 points for Ariana Grande’s Cha Cha Cha to Break Free.
However, after both couples performed their routines again, Davies was freed from the dance.
Shortly after, Jimmy took to his Instagram account to break his silence on the exit and shared a photo with Lauren.
Strictly’s Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink broke his silence following his elimination and had a dance match with Amber Davies on Sunday night.
The former Leeds United and Chelsea footballer, 53, became the fourth celebrity to exit the show this weekend
He wrote: ‘My time on the show has come to an end and while I leave sooner than I had hoped, I leave proud of what I have achieved. In just a few weeks I made my point; A football player can dance and I think it is quite normal to put yourself out there.
Most importantly, I made my daughters proud. I showed them that stepping outside your comfort zone is worth it and that hard work really pays off. Lauren, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
‘Your talent, patience and faith in me made this journey unforgettable. It was a privilege to dance with you and I will always be grateful for the way you lifted me up and helped me grow. To the unsung heroes behind the scenes (hair, makeup, wardrobe/costume, runners, backstage and camera crew), you are the heartbeat of this show.
‘To everyone who supported and voted for us. THANK YOU. To all the contestants I met, it was a pleasure meeting you. I will applaud everyone from the sidelines. ‘Keep dancing and keep shining.’
Hasselbaink, who received the highest score in the competition on Saturday, said she ‘absolutely loved’ her time on the show when speaking to presenter Tess Daly at the end of the episode.
He later added: ‘All you can do is dance to the best of your ability and the rest is up to the public.
‘I was actually quite happy to dance again because I wanted to do better than my previous dance.
Despite both being the week’s top two scorers, the Love Island winner found himself in the bottom two alongside 29-year-old Amber.
In her post, she wrote: ‘My time on the show has come to an end and while I am leaving sooner than I had hoped, I am proud of what I have achieved.’
‘So listen, I had a lot of fun. from the people there [pointing to the other couples]To the judges – thank you very much for your comments.’
Professional dance partner Oakley said he was ‘heartbroken’ by her departure, adding: ‘We had the best time and I’m so proud of how far she’s come.
‘And it proves that anyone can be a dancer if you put your mind to it. He’s a football player! And that’s how he danced.
‘We had the best time and I’m so proud and honored to be able to teach you. ‘You were a great student.’
Amber was criticized for having years of experience dancing in West End productions before appearing on the BBC dance show, and television viewers did not vote for the star despite high ratings.
The only person to top Davies’ score was Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope with 34 points.
He starred in Billy Elliot the Musical and was part of the Ruff Diamond dance team that reached the final of Sky’s Got To Dance and the Semi-Finals of Britain’s Got Talent.
At the bottom of the leaderboard was YouTube phenomenon George Clarke with 27 points.
He was followed by drag queen La Voix, who scored 28 points, Eastenders actor Balvinder Sopal, Down Syndrome model Ellie Goldstein and former football player Karen Carney.
This comes after hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced they would be leaving the show at the end of the series.
Amber was criticized for having years of experience dancing in West End productions before appearing on the BBC dance show, and viewers did not vote for the star despite high ratings.
