Her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice added: “You are wonderful. We laugh, we cry, we fight and we argue and we’ve done everything but I’ve loved every single second.
“I think you are inspirational and we did this dance and wanted to send a message.
“You are a phenomenal lady and I am so proud of everything we’ve done.
“I’m here to say thank you, thank you, thank you.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday on BBC One at 7pm.
source: express.co.uk