A tearful Jessie Wallace was given the boot last night on Strictly Come Dancing after her moves were labelled 'perfect for the football pitch'.

The public voted the former Eastenders star and her dance partner Darren Bennett into the bottom two with Heather Small and her partner.

The judges gave the final word, dashing Jessie's hopes by saving Heather who will stay to battle it out in next week's competition.  

Judge Arlene Phillips said, “This dance needs a sporty delivery and sometimes you got that and you looked like you were on the dance floor and other times you looked like you were on the football field.

“When you were doing those two kicks - it was like "help help" - that was not good.

"You have got to make sure that you are ruling your shoes and not your shoes ruling your feet.”

But Len Goodman disagreed, saying, “I thought Jessie and Darren improved the most during that performance. Both couples made mistakes, but my vote was with them.”