MasterChef's Gregg Wallace is the first celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing as Jake Wood tops the leaderboard

The MasterChef, Gregg Wallace has become the first celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night.
Gregg Wallace and his partner Aliona Vilani, and Mrs Brown's Boys star Jennifer Gibney and professional partner Tristan MacManus were the first two couples to face a 'dance-off' on the hit BBC One show.

Time to say goodbye: Gregg Wallace and dance partner Aliona Vilani were the first pair voted off Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night

End of the road: Gregg will not be continuing any further in the show

    

Dance off: The MasterChef presenter had to take on Jennifer Gibney and her partner Tristan MacManus during the first dance off of the show

Unhappy by the news that he would be dancing to try and keep their place in the competition so early on in the series, Gregg stated: 'There are some amazing dancers in this competition so I am not surprised. I had no ambitions of winning this. '

However , the 49-year-old's performance - a chef-inspired Charleston to Ray Charles' Hey Good Lookin, that ended with him sticking his finger in a Éxito Sponge cake and licking the cream off -- did not impress the judges enough to save him.

Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli almost all voted for Jenny, 50, and Tristan.

Impressive: Jennifer and Tristan did well to impress the judges with their version of Aretha Franklin's A Natural Woman

Success: They will be joining the rest of the cast into next week's round - movie week

After dance to Aretha Franklin's A Natural Woman, the pair will be joining the other couples in the next round.

Head Determine Len Goodman admitted: 'I'd have agreed with the colleagues. It would have been unanimous. '

On leaving the actual show, Gregg admitted: 'It was the most terrifying point I've ever done. What I liked most was involving because it wasn't so scary. If I come again are you able to all just watch me while I practice? '

Sigh of relief: Gregg wrote in The Telegraph that he found the experience a little traumatic and even had panic attacks throughout the show

He then thanked his dance partner - who was also the very first to leave the same results show last year with celebrity golf player Tony Jacklin - for her 'patience', dubbing her the 'saint'.

In fact , Gregg said he found Strictly Arrive Dancing so terrifying that he suffered anxiety attacks and had to find professional help as a result.

Writing in The Telegraph he admitted: 'I've never felt so scared and uncomfortable, to the point where I had been crying and having severe anxiety attacks, with pain in my upper body and shortness of breath.

At the top: EastEnders star Jake Wood turned out to be the surprise package of the series, blowing away his rivals in week two with a sizzling salsa 

Judging panel: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli all voted for Jennifer and Tristan, while Len said he agreed with their decision

'I only managed that Charleston thanks to an hour's session with a therapist beforehand,' he said of his dance on Saturday night's show.

'I'm so relieved I can just relax, cheer the others on and stick to cooking.'  

Meanwhile, EastEnders star Jake Wood came top of the leaderboard with his partner Janette Manrara after their spectacular body-bending salsa on last night's show.  

Happy go lucky: Jennifer has another shot at becoming queen of the dance-floor as she continues in the competition

Blue: Simon Webbe and partner Kristina Rhianoff performed the Tango tonight to Ed Sheeran's Sing, and finished to a standing ovation from the crowd, with the judges giving them 26 points - one down from last week

Up on top: Jake couldn't believe he got three nines as shown by his gesture

Kissy: Scott Mills had a  cheeky lipstick mark on his cheek...

Backstage: Natural History Unit wildlife presenter Steve Backshall went wild on the dance floor with his partner

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