{"id":27775,"date":"2012-11-12T14:47:49","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T12:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=27775"},"modified":"2012-11-12T21:45:44","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T19:45:44","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-2012mature-chick-fern-britton-unable-to-beat-the-girls-aloud-kimberley-walsh-bbc-one-strictly-come-dancing-news-video-27775","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/strictly-come-dancing-2012mature-chick-fern-britton-unable-to-beat-the-girls-aloud-kimberley-walsh-bbc-one-strictly-come-dancing-news-video-27775\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing 2012:Mature chick Fern Britton unable to beat the Girls Aloud Kimberley Walsh \/ BBC One Strictly Come Dancing News Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fern Britton’s swept out of Strictly Come Dancing as she’s voted off in shock dance-off with Kimberley Walsh.<\/h1>\n

Fern Britton might be one of the UK’s best loved television personalities, but tonight it was clear she had no fans on the judging panel of Strictly Come Dancing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bubbly 55-year old was sent home after finding herself in the bottom two alongside Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fern and her partner Artem Chigvintsev looked nervous as it was revealed that they were going head to head with Kimberley and her partner Pasha Kovalev for a place in next week’s show.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Both couples had to dance again, in an all-deciding dance off.
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The bottom two were worked out using a combination of the judges’ scores and viewer votes.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was then up to the judges,\u00a0 Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Len Goodman, to decide the tense couples’ fate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three of the four judges chose to save Walsh, whose position in the dance-off will have shocked many viewers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bruno Tonioli said: ‘Well with all due respect, I thought one couple was outstanding and that couple is Kimberley and Pasha.’<\/span><\/p>\n

Scathingly, Craig Revel Horwood described the choice between the two couples as a ‘no brainer,’ which may have echoed sentiments in living rooms across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fern, who presented This Morning for ten years, took defeat graciously.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said: This is the best party on the television, it’s the best programme in the world, and I’m thrilled to have been part of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘My ticket on the train has run out. Everyone else – good luck, good luck, good luck! It’s the best party.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘You’ve got dancing in the drawing room, you’ve got snogging upstairs, you’ve got throwing up in the garden. “It’s been fantastic. You really do live that – the throwing up mostly!’<\/span><\/p>\n

She also took the chance to personally thank her dancing partner for an exhilarating experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

She told the 30-year old Russian, ‘Artem, I’ve loved it. I wouldn’t have swapped you for anything. “There have been highs and lows, we’ve got to know each other pretty well, and I do adore you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fern then added, ‘and Kimberley and Pasha are fantastic,’ as she warmly embraced her rival.
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This weekend viewers saw Fern and Artem raised temperatures with a spicy interpretation of the salsa.
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Fern looked sensational in a short, hot pink dress with a sequined sweetheart neckline – even though she began her routine under a blue shirt, which she tore off in front of the judges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, they only scored a paltry 27 points which was enough to leave them at the bottom of the scoreboard.
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However, Girls Aloud singer Kimberley’s Viennese Waltz was awarded 34 points, and described as ‘achingly romantic’ by the usually hard to please Bruno.
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Kimberley and Pasha’s survival means that they will be take part in next week’s Children In Need extravaganza at Wembley Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing Dance-Off Fern Britton Video<\/h2>\n[media id=705 width=610 height=340]\n\n

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