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Strictly’s Katya Jones is punched in the face in an awkward blunder during her final dance with Wynne Evans – before being eliminated

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Strictly’s Katya Jones is punched in the face in an awkward blunder during her final dance with Wynne Evans – before being eliminated

By CAROLINA PIRAS FOR MAILONLINE

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Strictly’s pro Katya Jones made an awkward blunder during her performance with Wynne Jones on Saturday before being eliminated.

The Welsh opera singer, 52, and his partner Katya, 35, took to the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool with a Charleston routine to Carmen Suite No. 1: 5. Les Toreadors by George Bizet.

As the end of the routine included a shower of flying roses, Katya was hit in the face by a flower.

But the ballroom icon quickly regained his composure and gracefully got back on his feet – shortly before the dancing duo learned they were the eighth couple to be eliminated from the competition.

Wynne and Katya lost to Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe in a nerve-wracking dance-off.

Right Anton Du Beke called the performance ‘extraordinary’, but added that Wynne looked exhausted two-thirds of the way through the finish and his form dipped as a result.

Strictly’s Katya Jones is punched in the face in an awkward blunder during her final dance with Wynne Evans – before being eliminated

Strictly’s pro Katya Jones suffered an awkward blunder during her performance with Wynne Jones on Saturday – before being eliminated

The Welsh opera singer, 52, and his partner Katya, 35, took to the glitzy dancefloor of Blackpool Tower with a Charleston routine to Carmen Suite No. 1:5. Les Toreadors by George Bize

The Welsh opera singer, 52, and his partner Katya, 35, took to the glitzy dancefloor of Blackpool Tower with a Charleston routine to Carmen Suite No. 1:5. Les Toreadors by George Bize

However, during the judging, Craig disagreed about the loss of momentum, but still complained about flat-footedness and spin (or lack thereof).

The duo received a total of 31 points for their dance, putting them in second to last place, just ahead of Pete Wicks who fared much worse.

The reality star and Jowita sang a Cha Cha to I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred.

Fans were shocked by Sunday’s results as they wondered why Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał were not in the bottom two.

The former TOWIE star, 36, told the audience he wanted to do the dance as a thank you to Jowita, before joking it was ‘the worst thank you in the world’.

Their dance scored a total of 27, including a paltry four from Craig, leaving him bottom of the judges’ leaderboard.

The TOWIE star and his partner finished bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday night but made it through in the public vote.

Viewers, and Pete himself, were shocked when Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced he had made it.

As the end of the routine included a shower of flying roses, Katya was accidentally hit in the face as part of the routine's finale, but she quickly regained her composure.

As the end of the routine included a shower of flying roses, Katya was accidentally hit in the face as part of the routine’s finale, but she quickly regained her composure.

Wynne and Katya lost to Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe in a nerve-wracking dance competition

Wynne and Katya lost to Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe in a nerve-wracking dance competition

Judge Anton Du Beke called the performance 'extraordinary', but added that Wynne looked exhausted two-thirds of the way through the finish and his form dipped as a result.

Judge Anton Du Beke called the performance ‘extraordinary’, but added that Wynne looked exhausted two-thirds of the way through the finish and his form dipped as a result.

“Pete on, that’s ridiculous. Someone must have spent a lot of money on the phone lines. The words dance the night away,” one viewer tweeted.

“Pete is safe above Montell?” asked another.

Pete and Jowita both seemed shocked by the results, with the reality star later telling Claudia: “I can’t believe it.”

Jowita also revealed that “he had prepared a speech and everything.”

Still, Strictly fans were shocked by Sunday's results as they wondered why Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał (pictured) weren't in the bottom two

Still, Strictly fans were shocked by Sunday’s results as they wondered why Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał (pictured) weren’t in the bottom two

On Saturday, Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell performed an American Smooth to Jump by Paul Anka, which impressed the judges and awarded them a whopping 37 out of 40.

In the meantime Tasha Ghouri And Aljaz Skorjanec showed the judges their Paso Doble to Torn by Nathan Lanier, impressing once again and proving their place at the top of the leaderboard.