

The former Arsenal and England legend has won millions of new fans thanks to his fearless commitment to Strictly: the epitome of a game trier. It certainly wasn’t the way that we wanted to see this unlikely hero leave. It’s yet another extraordinary development in this most unpredictable series. And I never imagined that injury would get in his way fortunately (touch wood) we haven’t had as many medical issues as in previous years of Strictly, despite some ambitious routines with risky lifts. I really thought Adams would last longer – at least until Blackpool, possibly beyond – given the strength of his public support.

This means there will be no dance-off tonight and Tyler and Dianne are through to Blackpool.” The combined judges’ scores and public vote put him into the dance-off with Tyler West, but before either could reprise their numbers, Adams decided to withdraw from Strictly on health grounds.Īs presenter Tess Daly announced, in what would usually be the dance-off segment of the show: “Due to an injury sustained on Saturday night, Tony is unable to take part in the dance-off and has decided to withdraw from the competition.

After eight weeks of entertaining the nation (six of which were spent at the bottom of the leaderboard), Tony Adams exited the ballroom – and added one more twist to this dramatic series.
