{"id":25755,"date":"2022-11-14T11:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1737517"},"modified":"2022-11-14T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:49:10","slug":"tony-adams-apologises-as-katya-jones-praises-strictly-star-after-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/tony-adams-apologises-as-katya-jones-praises-strictly-star-after-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Adams apologises as Katya Jones praises Strictly star after withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 14 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It was quite the eventful weekend for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing 2022<\/a>, with former footballer <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tony-adams-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tony Adams<\/a> having to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/who-left-strictly-in-week-8-star-withdraws-from-injury\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">leave the competition<\/a> due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Tony was set to perform in Sunday\u2019s dance-off against <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/tyler-west-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tyler West<\/a>, with the Arsenal pro and his partner Katya Jones landing at the bottom of the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-leaderboard\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly leaderboard<\/a> following their Jive.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday night, Tony took to Twitter to apologise to fans for having to pull out of the show, saying: \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">There comes a point when you can no longer ignore medical advice, and very sadly my point came tonight. Sorry I couldn\u2019t dance off against my friend [Tyler West]<\/span>, but thank you thank you to ALL [at BBC Strictly] who made this into an unbelievable joyful, tough and exhilarating eight weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">There comes a point when you can no longer ignore medical advice, and very sadly my point came tonight. Sorry I couldn\u2019t dance off against my friend <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TylerWestt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@TylerWestt<\/a> , but thank you thank you to ALL <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcstrictly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@bbcstrictly<\/a> who made this into an unbelievable joyful, tough and exhilirating 8 weeks <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/xn7JKVWWH7&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/xn7JKVWWH7<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Tony Adams (@TonyAdams) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyAdams\/status\/1591885136869855232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>In response, Tyler posted on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ck6fa_QtL4P\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> to praise his fellow contestant, commenting on how much he loved his <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-songs-dances-week-8\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">dance<\/a> this week (a Paso Doble to Unstoppable by ES Posthumus) and how excited he was for the series\u2019s upcoming Blackpool Week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;_a9zs&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;_aacl\" _aaco=\"\" _aacu=\"\" _aacx=\"\" _aad7=\"\" _aade=\"\">He added: \u201c[Tony Adams] you\u2019re absolutely amazing, and everyone is so blessed to have you. A national treasure &amp; I got no idea who I\u2019m gonna be taking showday naps with now and countless story times, love you mate.\u201d<\/span><\/div> <p>Tony\u2019s Strictly partner Katya Jones joined in, sharing some <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ck6iRnuoCJ8\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">behind-the-scenes pictures<\/a> of the pair on Instagram and praising the star for leading \u201cby example\u201d. She said: \u201cBy throwing yourself into this wild experience, totally surrendering to it, by showing up every single day and doing your absolute best \u2013 you connected and resonated with so many people at homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cBut I don\u2019t think you were prepared for what it will turn into for yourself. Seeing you challenge yourself day in, day out, overcome fears, open up, evolve and grow as a human has been beautiful to witness. To see you learn, become a dancer and enjoy it (eventually) made me very happy. To be there by your side and guide you through this \u2013 has been an honour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dancer also commented on their journey on the show, declaring it had \u201cnot been an easy ride\u201d before saying she\u2019d miss \u201cour banter, our jamming sessions, silliness, countless tea and biscuits breaks, conversations that always went too deep too early, and I will even miss your moaning and burping\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><strong>Strictly Come Dancing continues next Saturday. Catch up now on <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006m8dq\/strictly-come-dancing&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Monday, 14 November 2022 at 12:00 am It was quite the eventful weekend for Strictly Come Dancing 2022, with former footballer Tony Adams having to leave the competition due to injury. 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