Anton Du Beke's cheeky demand to blame for Jacqui Smith's Strictly exit 'T*ts out!'

“There was an absolutely brilliant spirit,” the former Home Secretary shared.

“And if you watched the programme last Saturday you’ll see at the point we’ve all walked down the stairs, we basically spontaneously started clapping and cheering because we realised, ironically, of course, it followed immediately after the Prime Minister’s statement on lockdown two.

“I think we all realised that this year Strictly is bringing a bit of joy to people in an utterly grim year and everybody was joyful about being a part of that.”

Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One at Saturday at 7.25pm. Jeremy Vine on 5 airs weekdays on Channel 5 at 9.15am.

source: express.co.uk