Strictly judge issues message to Katya Jones after emotional elimination

Strictly's Shirley Ballas issues message to Katya Jones after emotional eliminationCredit: Luke Reevey/The Independent

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00:00Of all the seasons since 2017 that I've had to do, it was by far the most emotional sending

00:07Lewis home because he was absolutely outstanding from the beginning.

00:12Motsi and I went up to our room and had a good old ball and a cry.

00:15It was very emotional, even for Craig. Craig was also emotional because we think that he

00:21brought something unique and fantastic to the show. But I do believe that Lewis will go on

00:27to have his name in lights. He's such a star. Katia I've known since a little girl. She

00:31got extremely emotional. At one point I think she was even blaming herself. But it actually

00:36had nothing to do with her. Her choreography was brilliant. Her technique is off the scale.

00:41Her personality, everything that she brought to every single number that that young man

00:45danced was a star. You cannot beat the public vote at the end of the day. But I always say

00:51to everybody, it is what it is. It's time to move on. You know, yesterday's gone, tomorrow's

00:55promise to nobody. And we only have the now sitting here.