Strictly's Tasha Ghouri explains why she wasn't surprised to be in dance-off

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Strictly's Tasha Ghouri has admitted she had a "gut feeling" she was going to end up in the dance-off at the weekend.

The Love Island star and her pro partner Aljaz Skorjanec ended up near the top of the leaderboard after scoring an impressive 38 out of a possible 40 for their Argentine Tango, which included perfect 10s from judges Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke. But when it was time for two couples to go head to head their names were read out alongside Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe, who ended up being eliminated.

During an interview on spin-off show It Takes Two, Ghouri confessed she knew it was coming but was determined not to get the chop as she was "not ready to go".

What, how and why?

She told host Janette Manrara that it wasn't the way that she and Skorjanec had performed, but that she just felt she was heading into her first dance-off on the BBC show.

"I wasn't massively shocked," she said. "I kind of felt it in my gut. Not because of the dance or what we did. I just had that gut feeling. That's why my reaction, I wasn't really surprised. I kind of went, 'OK'."

She went on: "But in my head I was like, 'We've got this' and I took it as a positive."

Turning to Skorjanec, she explained: "It's another time to dance with you. It's an honour to do another Argentine Tango. Always look ahead with a smile on my face.

"I went out there and just gave it everything I had. I just had the fire in me. I was like, 'I'm not ready to go yet'."

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"Well you know what, it worked because you didn't go anywhere!" said Manrara, who is married to Skorjanec and used to be one of the pros on the show herself.

Who is left in Strictly?

There are now just five couples remaining in the BBC dance competition, including Ghouri and Skorjanec.

Actor Sarah Hadland is still in the running to get her hands on the Glitterball trophy with her pro partner Vito Coppola, as are comedian Chris McCausland and his dance partner Dianne Buswell and JLS star JB Gill and pro Lauren Oakley. Reality television star Pete Wicks and his pro dance partner Jowita Przystal are also still in the competition.

It Takes Two airs on BBC One on weekdays at 6.30pm.

Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One on Saturday night at 6.30pm.