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Strictly’s Dan Walker in emotional goodbye with Nadiya Bychkova as she tells him ‘you’re the best person I ever met’
DAN Walker shared an emotional goodbye to Strictly Come Dancing viewers tonight alongside Nadia Bychkova.
The eliminated pair both paid tribute to one another with the pro telling the BBC Breakfast star: "You're the best person I ever met."
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Dan and the Ukrainian-Slovenian ballroom champ were eliminated from the dance show tonight after reaching the quarter-finals.
Nadiya, who is married to Russian dance pro Sergey Konovaltsev, told the TV host: "Thank you for all your hard work. all the fun we had. Just for everything."
The 32-year-old star added: "You are the best person I ever met."
He said: "Being serious for a minute, thank you for being amazing. Thank you for teaching me so much."
Dan, 44, earlier paid tribute to his pro dancer on Strictly, telling host Tess Daly: "The last 11 weeks have been absolutely amazing, I’ve genuinely loved every second of it.
“When I go back to the first day when I was asked to dance in front of some glitter balls.
"At that point, if there had been a fire exit, I felt that uncomfortable I’d have just walked away.
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“But this amazing woman grabbed me by the hand, and brought me out on to this dance floor.
“I’m not a dancer, but she showed me that I can dance, and that for me, this has been an absolutely incredible experience."
He added: "I also want to mention this amazing woman next to me, there are some people who walk into your life and turn some lights on, and that’s what she has done to me.
“You’re an amazing person, and if you’ll have me, I'll be your friend for life Nadiya Bychkova, OK?"
She replied: "Like he said, sometimes the right person walks into your life at the right time and that’s what happened.
“You always encourage everyone, you always have time for everyone, it just inspires me to be a better person myself. Thank you.”
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Strictly Come Dancing's Dan Walker axed from the contest as he pays emotional tribute to 'amazing' Nadiya Bychkova
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