Strictly Come Dancing have bid farewell to their fourth celebrity after a tense dance-off.

JB Gill and Amy Dowden danced again alongside Paul Merson and Karen Hauer in the dance-off after they landed in the bottom two. The four judges - Anton du Beke, , Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse - were asked to give their verdict on who they wanted to stay in the competition, with all of them putting JB and Amy through.

As a result, it was time for Paul and Karen to bid farewell to the Strictly dancefloor - but not before Paul had one more parting dig at his beloved Arsenal's rival team Tottenham before he left the dancefloor for good.

Asked about his time on the show, he told host Tess Daly: "When asked by Tess about their time on the show, Paul said: “It's been really good. For anybody I talk to, I would say you've got to go on this show. It's amazing - everybody," before he jokingly added: "There's a Tottenham fan over there called Lincoln and even he's nice!"

Turning his praise to his professional dance partner Karen, he added: "It's been amazing, honestly, amazing. I loved every minute of it, I've had a great teacher. She’s been amazing, absolutely amazing and I couldn't wish for a better coach. I’ve loved every minute of it. I can dance now - I've won because I can dance, I couldn't dance before and I can half dance now. It's a bonus, absolute bonus."

Karen also praised Paul for being what Strictly is about, crediting him for his great improvements. She said: "Absolutely, you've been a joy. I've never giggled this much. My abs are really tight now. I am so proud of you. Every week you have showed up, you have improved. You're what Strictly is about and I want to thank you for bringing such joy and just showing everyone that it is possible with a little bit of work and lots of giggles."

returns next week with a Halloween spooktacular, which will see the 11 remaining celebrities don their scariest outfits to perform routines to the best Halloween songs out there.

Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday October 26th at 6.25pm