Ex-England goalkeeper Shilton fails to save himself from dance show boot

FORMER England goalkeeper Peter Shilton was unable to save himself from the boot as he last night became the third contestant to be kicked off Strictly Come Dancing.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Oct 2010, 22:04 BST

A hapless performance in Saturday night's show put paid to the celebrated stopper's dreams of lifting the BBC1 dance show crown.

His Charleston with partner Erin Boag rubbed the judges up the wrong way, resulting in last night's lowest score – a paltry 17 out of 40. The judges' scores left Shilton and Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams at the bottom of the leader board.

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But the combination of the judges' scores and viewer votes meant it was Shilton and Boag who were the ones to say goodbye to the show.

The judges were quick to put the boot in. Bruno Tonioli blasted: "Oh Peter, what can I say, you looked like a penguin stuck in the mud! It couldn't quite get going.

Craig Revel Horwood went for the jugular: "I'm glad you had a good time, because I couldn't wait for it to finish."

Shilton gloved off the abuse. He said: "I've had a fantastic time, but I'm disappointed for Erin as I didn't dance as good as I could have.

"I'm going to miss the spirit amongst the competitors – it's been great. I won't miss the judges, obviously! I've been taught by the best in the business."

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