Glasgow's Dr Punam Krishan is fifth celeb eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing
Glasgow's Dr Punam Krishan has become the next celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
The 41-year-old performed a Tango to the song Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics with pro-partner Gorka Márquez on Saturday night and earned a score of 26, putting her joint bottom of the leaderboard with Chris McCausland.
Sadly, the performance wasn't quite enough as she faced the dance-off against Shayne Ward and his partner Nancy Xu.
Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke all chose to save Shayne and Nancy, with head judge Shirley Ballas admitting she, too, would have decided to save Shayne.
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Following the blow, Dr Punam told Tess Daly: "I am really proud of myself. You know I’ve taken on something that’s so out of my comfort zone. The one thing that I’ve very much learnt is to say yes more, and that there is no point in your life when you can stop learning new skills.
"I’ve learnt more than dancing, I’ve learnt so much from Gorka. Everyone’s been so incredible and it’s just memories that I’ll take home forever and I am very proud. I’ve made my family very proud, I’m just really grateful.”
When asked whether or not her family is proud, Punam revealed they most definitely are, confessing she's always wanted to be part of Strictly Come Dancing.
She added: "My kids are so proud, my parents, my husband, everyone. This is just one of those things that I have dreamt about for years and I think to have one of your dreams genuinely come true is just a surreal feeling. Week after week it’s been incredible, I’ve made friends for life and everyone’s just been so kind, so thank you.”
Admitting she'd never danced before, Punam thanked Gorka for believing in her and giving her the ability to dance.
Punam is now the fifth star to leave the show, alongside the likes of Tom Dean, Toyah Willcox, Nick Knowles and Paul Merson.
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