Neil Jones has expressed his pride in his Strictly Come Dancing partner Toyah Willcox following their elimination at the weekend. The singer and actress became the second celebrity contestant to be voted out of this year's competition following a dance-off against former footballer Paul Merson and his partner Karen Hauer.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones has spoken out about last weekend’s controversial elimination. After landing at the bottom of the leaderboard for two weeks running, Neil and his celebrity partner Toyah Wilcox wound up in the first dance-off of the series.

Strictly fans praise judges for eliminating the ‘right’ celebrity after tense dance-off - Toyah Willcox found herself in the bottom two for a second consecutive week, this time alongside Paul Meson

Second celebrity departs Strictly Come Dancing after dance-off defeat - Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson and his partner Karen Hauer were saved, sending singer Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones home.

Strictly Come Dancing lost another celebrity on Sunday night when Toyah Willcox was eliminated from the competition. Alongside her dance partner, Neil Jones, the singer-songwriter and actress took part in the dance off against Paul Merson and his partner,