Karen Carney 'absolutely gutted' as Strictly Come Dancing star exits BBC competition

After performing a Thunderbirds themed routine for Movie Week, Ross King became the second celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

He failed to impress the judges as he faced Balvinder Sopal in the dreaded dance-off.

Fellow Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Carney took to Instagram to share their heartache over Ross' exit.

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Alongside a snap of her with Ross in their Movie Week outfits, Karen penned: "Absolutely gutted. Since the beginning of this show @therossking has been a rock for me and is one of the most genuine and funny people I’ve ever met.

"Have loved every minute of our @bbcstrictly journey and will miss you loads but know I’ll have a mate for life."

Speaking on the Strictly results show, Ross said about his time on the show: "I have loved every single minute of it.

"I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported us, all the people who voted – they've been amazing.

"I want to thank everyone here in this room, backstage, the judges, the crew – every single person here has made me so, so welcome.

"And, I want to thank a very special lady who has been with me through it all and has been absolutely everything: she’s been a mentor, teacher, carer and I could not have wished for a better partner, and I could not have wished to be on a better show. Thank you judges for all your remarks.”

Meanwhile, Jowita shared: "Thank you so much for all of your work. For everything you have done during rehearsals.

"We laugh a lot – but we also cried! Thank you so much, and I hope I’m going to be a little part in your life forever.”

Both Jowita and Ross will appear on It Takes Two on Monday in their first TV interview after their elimination.

Ross also shared a number of snaps from his time on the show on Instagram as he reflected on his journey.

Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday 18 October at 6:30pm, with the results show on Sunday 19 October at 7:15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer