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Tearful Jessie Wallace gets booted off Strictly as judges
Actress Jessie Wallace became the latest contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing last night after judges said her moves would be more at home on the football field.
The combination of viewer vote and judges scores left the former EastEnders star and her partner Darren Bennett in the bottom two along with singer Heather Small and Brian Fortuna.
The couples were asked to perform a second dance and the show's judges decided Small deserved to stay.
Wallace, who played Kat Slater on the BBC soap, was the second EastEnder to leave the show, following in the footsteps of Gillian Taylforth.
After the first dance, Judge Arlene Phillips told her: 'This dance needs a sporty delivery and sometimes you got that and you looked like you were on the dance floor and other times you looked like you were on the football field. When you were doing those two kicks - it was like "help help" - that was not good.
'You have got to make sure that you are ruling your shoes and not your shoes ruling your feet.'
Head judge Len Goodman criticised her posture, saying: 'Your bosom was pushing on him and that made your bottom stick out - you've got to tuck that under and get your bosom away from Darren'.
Wallace and Bennett received just 19 points out of a possible 40.
After the dance-off, three of the judges voted for Small to stay, leaving only Goodman in disagreement.
Wallace took the defeat in good grace.
'I wish it could've been longer but that's the game,' she said. 'I've had a wicked time, Darren's brilliant.'
Meanwhile, it has emerged that Strictly Come Dancing's Cherie Lunghi married a foreign actor friend just so that he could stay in Britain.
South African Ralph Lawson said she agreed to tie the knot with him in a business arrangement to stop him being deported.
Mr Lawson, who first met Cherie when they attended drama college together, said at the weekend: 'She said if getting married was what it was going to take for me to stay in the UK, then we'd just have to do the deed. I didn't propose to her or anything like that it was a business arrangement.'
The revelation came a week after Strictly Come Dancing's Australian judge Craig Revel Horwood was exposed as living with his gay lover when he told UK immigration officials he was living with his wife to avoid being deported.
Cherie married Mr Lawson more than 30 years ago in a small ceremony attended by just two friends. She was 22 and he was four years older.
They were appearing on stage together at the time, and he had received a call from the immigration department warning him that his visa had expired and he faced being deported.
Mr Lawson, who now lives with a male friend, told the Sunday Mirror: 'We were friends but we really did love one another. I was in a tight spot and she helped me out. It may have been a wedding of convenience but we still had a proper honeymoon night together.'
The couple never lived together as man and wife, instead staying in separate houses in Newcastle.
Mr Lawson ended up moving back to South Africa two years later after being offered a new job.
The combination of viewer vote and judges scores left the former EastEnders star and her partner Darren Bennett in the bottom two along with singer Heather Small and Brian Fortuna.
The couples were asked to perform a second dance and the show's judges decided Small deserved to stay.
Dancing queen: Jessie Wallace looked the part, but her steps failed to impress the Strictly judges who chose to send her home
Wallace, who played Kat Slater on the BBC soap, was the second EastEnder to leave the show, following in the footsteps of Gillian Taylforth.
After the first dance, Judge Arlene Phillips told her: 'This dance needs a sporty delivery and sometimes you got that and you looked like you were on the dance floor and other times you looked like you were on the football field. When you were doing those two kicks - it was like "help help" - that was not good.
'You have got to make sure that you are ruling your shoes and not your shoes ruling your feet.'
Gutted: TV favourite Jessie Wallace looks close to tears as she tells Tess Daly she is disappointed for 'messing up' on Saturday night's show
Head judge Len Goodman criticised her posture, saying: 'Your bosom was pushing on him and that made your bottom stick out - you've got to tuck that under and get your bosom away from Darren'.
Wallace and Bennett received just 19 points out of a possible 40.
After the dance-off, three of the judges voted for Small to stay, leaving only Goodman in disagreement.
Jessie and Darren did their best to impress - but Heather and Brian were saved by the judges after impressing more
'I thought Jessie and Darren improved the most during that performance. Both couples made mistakes, but my vote was with them,' he said.
Wallace took the defeat in good grace.
'I wish it could've been longer but that's the game,' she said. 'I've had a wicked time, Darren's brilliant.'
The judges said Jessie would be better off on a football pitch than dance floor
Meanwhile, it has emerged that Strictly Come Dancing's Cherie Lunghi married a foreign actor friend just so that he could stay in Britain.
South African Ralph Lawson said she agreed to tie the knot with him in a business arrangement to stop him being deported.
Bottom two: Jessie Wallace and Darren Bennett wait to hear their fate from Bruce Forsyth, along with Heather Small and Brian Fortuna
Mr Lawson, who first met Cherie when they attended drama college together, said at the weekend: 'She said if getting married was what it was going to take for me to stay in the UK, then we'd just have to do the deed. I didn't propose to her or anything like that it was a business arrangement.'
The revelation came a week after Strictly Come Dancing's Australian judge Craig Revel Horwood was exposed as living with his gay lover when he told UK immigration officials he was living with his wife to avoid being deported.
Ex-EastEnder Wallace took the defeat in good grace
Cherie married Mr Lawson more than 30 years ago in a small ceremony attended by just two friends. She was 22 and he was four years older.
They were appearing on stage together at the time, and he had received a call from the immigration department warning him that his visa had expired and he faced being deported.
Cherie Lunghi dancing with James Jordan on Saturday: She married a South African friend so he could stay in Britain
Mr Lawson, who now lives with a male friend, told the Sunday Mirror: 'We were friends but we really did love one another. I was in a tight spot and she helped me out. It may have been a wedding of convenience but we still had a proper honeymoon night together.'
The couple never lived together as man and wife, instead staying in separate houses in Newcastle.
Mr Lawson ended up moving back to South Africa two years later after being offered a new job.
BB losers team up with Z-listers for tacky night out in London
Their names may already be fading from the memory of all but the most devoted fans, but Big Brother losers Mario and Lisa seem determined to eke out their time in the spotlight.
Last night the couple joined a large group of Z-listers and headed to China Whites in London.
Their group included past 'stars' of the reality show Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace and Chanelle Hayes.
But their big night out was nearly ruined when bouncers at the club hesitated over whether to allow bodybuilder Mario entrance.
Luckily for him he was finally allowed inside, where he joined glamour model and former Celebrity Big brother contestant Danielle Lloyd and her latest fiancée DJ Ironik.
The girls, dressed in a uniform of short dresses and fake tan, smiled for the waiting paparazzi as they went inside.
Amongst their group was the little sister of ex-EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace.
Blonde Danielle Mason showed her support for her big sister, who is competing in Strictly Come Dancing, with a specially commissioned pair of pants... and little else.
Last night the couple joined a large group of Z-listers and headed to China Whites in London.
Their group included past 'stars' of the reality show Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace and Chanelle Hayes.
Newly engaged: Mario and Lisa, left, partied with Danielle Lloyd and DJ Ironik at London's China White nightclub last night
But their big night out was nearly ruined when bouncers at the club hesitated over whether to allow bodybuilder Mario entrance.
Luckily for him he was finally allowed inside, where he joined glamour model and former Celebrity Big brother contestant Danielle Lloyd and her latest fiancée DJ Ironik.
Still on the party circuit: Former Big Brother 'stars' Aisleyne and Chanelle
The girls, dressed in a uniform of short dresses and fake tan, smiled for the waiting paparazzi as they went inside.
Amongst their group was the little sister of ex-EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace.
Blonde Danielle Mason showed her support for her big sister, who is competing in Strictly Come Dancing, with a specially commissioned pair of pants... and little else.
My sister's famous: Danielle Mason shows her support for Jessie Wallace
Former EastEnders star Jesse Wallace unveils her slim new figure
Former EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has given her look - and body - a complete overhaul.
The actress was barely recognisable as she sashayed along the street in London's Soho with a sharp new bob and slimmed down figure this week.
Jessie's newly slender shape hasn't come with out a fight - she has previously admitted she struggles with her weight and is prone to over-eating.
She has said: 'I do go on food binges. I just gobble up everything in the house. But I can't afford to be plump because when you get in front of TV cameras you just ballon.'
'Sometimes I go to the gym, depending on what mood I'm in.'
Jessie, who has enjoyed success on the stage with turns in West End musicals Rent and Haunted, also recently revealed she keeps herself looking youthful with cosmetic surgery.
She quips: 'All I can say is, "Thank f*** for Botox!"
People say it freezes your facial expression but it doesn't if it's done by the right person.'
She hasn't ruled out more dramatic procedures in years to come.
'I have no problem with plastic surgery. As soon as things start to go south then why not?'
Jessie, who has a 3-year-old daughter Tallulah with her former boyfriend Dave Morgan, is now dating youth worker Tommy O'Neill, 12 years her junior.
She's revealing in her new 'happy family,' and says she's more content than ever.
She said: 'I was a twat in my 20s. I didn't think about things before I said or did them.
'I'm my 30s I feel like I've found myself.'
The actress was barely recognisable as she sashayed along the street in London's Soho with a sharp new bob and slimmed down figure this week.
Jessie's newly slender shape hasn't come with out a fight - she has previously admitted she struggles with her weight and is prone to over-eating.
Slender: Jessie Wallace unveils slim new figure during an outing in London's Soho this week
Strutting her stuff: The star looked a picture of confidence with her new hair and transformed body
She has said: 'I do go on food binges. I just gobble up everything in the house. But I can't afford to be plump because when you get in front of TV cameras you just ballon.'
'Sometimes I go to the gym, depending on what mood I'm in.'
Jessie, who has enjoyed success on the stage with turns in West End musicals Rent and Haunted, also recently revealed she keeps herself looking youthful with cosmetic surgery.
She quips: 'All I can say is, "Thank f*** for Botox!"
People say it freezes your facial expression but it doesn't if it's done by the right person.'
She hasn't ruled out more dramatic procedures in years to come.
'I have no problem with plastic surgery. As soon as things start to go south then why not?'
Jessie, who has a 3-year-old daughter Tallulah with her former boyfriend Dave Morgan, is now dating youth worker Tommy O'Neill, 12 years her junior.
She's revealing in her new 'happy family,' and says she's more content than ever.
She said: 'I was a twat in my 20s. I didn't think about things before I said or did them.
'I'm my 30s I feel like I've found myself.'
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