Overview
- Pattison and partner Kai Widdrington became the seventh couple eliminated after losing a week-eight dance-off to Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon.
- The panel saved Sopal and Caillon unanimously after the pairs repeated their routines, with Sopal performing an American smooth and Pattison a jive.
- Pattison scored 27 for the jive after earning 39 the previous week for a tango, and she agreed with judges that nerves affected her performance.
- The exit fell on Pattison’s 38th birthday and ended her hopes of dancing at next weekend’s Blackpool Tower Ballroom special.
- Widdrington posted that it was with “genuine sadness” they were leaving and hinted at future appearances, as fans voiced heartbreak and urged Pattison to join the Strictly live tour.