After suffering the heartache of being voted off Strictly Come Dancing, Michelle Tsiakkas has been struck by further misfortune as she was disqualified from this year's pro challenge, presented on Wednesday's It Takes Two.
Last week, Michelle and her partner Jamie Borthwick departed from the competition due to insufficient public votes.
Their woes were compounded in the latest edition of It Takes Two when host Janette Manrara dealt Michelle a fresh blow regarding her fate in the professional dancers' contest.
In this year's face-off, the Strictly pros strove to set records for most Cha Cha Cha time steps executed within 30 seconds. During her couch time with Janette alongside fellow pro Katya Jones, Michelle discovered her performance outcome in the task.
However, Janette delivered sombre news while announcing the scores; she pointed out that Michelle scored 11 cha cha chas, yet owing to a technicality with her footwork, none were acknowledged. Devastated by her score's invalidation, Michelle couldn't hide her dismay, uttering: "I'm heartbroken."
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Katya also faced setbacks, performing 17 steps, of which only three were recognized as valid. Echoing last week's elimination sadness, Michelle took to Instagram to express the ordeal's difficulty, reports the Mirror.
On Instagram, she wrote a touching note: "Ah partner, our journey sadly comes to an end... But what a journey it's been. I meant it when I said that you have been the best first partner I could have wished for!".
"Be proud...because we worked hard and really made the most of the time we had with you working 2 full on jobs at the same time."
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"This past week was your toughest yet with work, we realistically had two days to put it all together, and look what we achieved, a beautiful foxtrot which we both enjoyed dancing so much."
"This experience was both of our firsts, and we stuck by each other through the highs and lows and everything in between and that in itself is so special. I want to thank you for your trust in me as a teacher and your commitment every week on that dance floor. You ALWAYS gave 100%."
Strictly's It Takes Two airs weeknights at 6:30pm on ITV1
