Strictly Come Dancing: Tony Adams withdraws with an injury

Former footballer Tony Adams has pulled retired of Strictly Come Dancing aft hurting himself successful Saturday's show.

His determination saved DJ Tyler West and Strictly dancer Dianne Buswell from Sunday night's dance-off, meaning they volition spell done to adjacent week's show.

Adams, 56, said the amusement had taught him a batch astir himself and described his creation spouse Katya Jones arsenic an "exceptional quality being".

The mates were successful bottommost spot aft a 1960s-themed jive connected Saturday night.

Speaking astir his clip connected Strictly, ex-England subordinate Adams said helium had "cried for the archetypal month".

"I thought this 'journey' rubbish was nonsense but, my god, the rollercoaster of emotion. I've got to beryllium honest, it's tough, physically it's truly pugnacious retired there, but dancing is truly fantastic for you.

"Go retired determination and bask it and prime up caller skills and explore," helium said.

On the 1 connection helium wanted to bring to the show, helium told viewers: "If you've got an contented with intelligence wellness past delight don't endure successful soundlessness and scope retired for help."

Head justice Shirley Ballas was afloat of praise for the erstwhile Arsenal player, saying helium had go "one of the nation's favourite entertainers" and encouraged him to transportation connected dancing.

"On behalf of each the judges, we've enjoyed watching each second. You are genuinely what this amusement is each about, and we tin lone privation you the champion arsenic you determination forward," she said.

Katya Jones expressed however grateful she was to person partnered Adams.

"I loved that we didn't attraction what radical thought, we did each azygous creation our way.

"You led by example, and enactment yourself retired there, and showed everyone you tin bash anything. And everyone deserves emotion and to beryllium loved," she said.

The mates performed their Saturday nighttime jive to Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, making the workplace assemblage cheer with excitement aft executing a bid of roly-polies.

But their efforts failed to impressment the judges who lone scored them 24 points. Craig Revel Horwood branded their creation a "technical disaster".

Sunday's results amusement opened with a touching Remembrance Sunday tribute arsenic Strictly professionals performed a ballroom dance.

Adams and Jones volition articulation hosts Rylan Clark and Janette Manrara connected Strictly It Takes Two connected Monday evening.

The remaining 8 couples volition instrumentality to the dancefloor successful Blackpool adjacent week.