Strictly Come Dancing viewers were in stitches after Paul Merson made a savage remark before he and Karen Hauer were booted off the BBC show

Paul Merson's exit from Strictly Come Dancing proved to be much more controversial than expected as he lost out to JB Gill

Former footballer and pundit Paul Merson was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after he faced JLS star JB Gill in the dance off

The former footballer has previously said he'll do 'everything he can' to stay in the competition, but if the bookies are to be believed, he'll be leaving this weekend

Strictly Come Dancing has said goodbye to its fourth celebrity after a tense dance-off and Arsenal legend Paul Merson had one last dig at Tottenham before he left the dancefloor for good

Paul Merson has warned that he is in a 'relegation battle' on Strictly Come Dancing and that he will be voted off next.

Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One tonight following a week of controversy surrounding two of its stars. Katya Jones and Wynne Evans were forced to explain themselves after raising concerns with their on-air antics.

And that’s it from week five of Strictly! Coming up, it’s Halloween Week and, as ever, I cross my fingers and hope that someone will be dressed as Tim Curry from the gloriously camp 1980s film musical of The Worst Witch starring Fairuza Balk from The Craft as Mildred Hubble.

GoCompare star Wynne Evans and professional dance partner Katya Jones have been forced to apologise after two 'in-jokes' backfired on last weekend's live show