Sussex-born Dan Walker safely through on Strictly Come Dancing as viewers send him through to next week

By Mark Dunford

Published 17th Oct 2021, 19:48 BST

Updated 17th Oct 2021, 19:58 BST

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker has made it safely through to next week's Strictly Come Dancing live show.

The 44-year-old, who was born in Crawley, and his partner Nadiya Bychkova only got 26 points with their Cha Cha Cha t MC Hammer's You Can't Touch This.

But they were voted safely through with Judi Love and Graziano Di Prima and Karen Hauer and Greg Wise in the dance-off.

Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke voted to keep Judi and Graziano in so Greg and Karen went home. Shirley Ballas would have saved Greg and Karen if she got to vote.

The pair visited Three Bridges Primary School - Dan's first school - on Thursday in the build up to their school disco-themed dance.

Dan Walker Sussex Shirley Ballas

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