Gavin and Stacey's Melanie Walters voted off Strictly
Actress Melanie Walters has been eliminated from the current season of Strictly Come Dancing after finishing in the bottom two for consecutive weeks. Despite support from her Gavin and Stacey co-stars, the judges voted to save fellow contestant Shaun Wright-Phillips.
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Image source, BBC | PA Image caption, Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec performed together for the final time at the weekend
Gavin and Stacey's Melanie Walters has become the second celebrity eliminated from this season of Strictly Come Dancing.
The actress, 64, had been paired with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec, 36.
On Saturday night's episode, Walters and Skorjanec had performed a Charleston to Ooh Ahh… Just A Little Bit by Gina G, receiving a score of 17 from the judges.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood said he "didn't love" their dance while Motsi Mabuse encouraged her to "keep going".
After finishing in the bottom two on the first two weeks of the competition, the judges sent the pair home.
Bidding farewell to her fellow cast members, Walters, from Swansea, said "diolch yn fawr iawn" - thank you very much in Welsh.
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