Tyler West shares emotional message as he's eliminated from Strictly 😭
He did us so proud!
He's been showing off his IMPRESSIVE moves alongside professional partner Dianne Buswell, but we've got a tear in our eye as KISS presenter Tyler West has become the latest celeb to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
Our very own Tyler, who you can hear on KISS every weekday between 4-7pm, found himself in the bottom two alongside Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, with the judges eventually choosing to send home Tyler and Dianne.
Following the results show on Sunday (20th November) evening, Tyler took to social media to share a super emotional post about his time on the show.
He wrote: 'Someone’s been chopping onions around me, corrr it’s a tough one tonight. @bbcstrictly you have been the greatest! Dancing each week infront of millions, no doubt a highlight of my life. Even better, blessed with the best that is @diannebuswell . Bruh you’ve taught me so much, been the biggest support and have made this whole experience more than I could ever imagine. Squeezed every hour out of our weeks, put up with my sweaty overheating self and taught me how to properly dance. Thankyou doesn’t come close, I’m forever grateful you made a dream of mine and my nannas come true. You the best 💫🫶 and again, thankyou to everyone who voted for us ❤️'. (sic)
Dianne also showed her admiration for Tyler, writing on her own socials: 'Between your smile, presence and torch collection 🔦 my gosh you lit up the room and dance floor 💗
'I am forever grateful for being the lucky girl to be picked to dance with you. Your energy your smile your zest for life was with us from day 1 of rehearsals right up to that EPIC SALSA ❤️
'I am a proud teacher to have trained a size 12 footed hand ball champion to dance and who I now class a DANCER 😊
'Thank you so so much for being the bestxx. Team TYDI will live on 😅 @tylerwestt'. (sic)
Immediately after the results show aired, Tyler and Dianne also shared a joint message, thanking fans for their support over the last nine weeks.
The pair wrote: 'And just like that our @bbcstrictly journey has come to an end. We are gutted but soo grateful 💫 We have loved every single second dancing each week. But most of all we wanted to say the biggest thankyou for all of your support to get us this far, it genuinely means the world. We danced Blackpool!!! 🤯🪩 Shoutout to the best crew, everyone BTS to make the show what it is, so grateful that we get to be part of that. It’s an unreal feeling going out there each week - a feeling we are truly going to miss, thankyou for being part of our Strictly 22’ #tydi ❤️'. (sic)
Check out Tyler West's amazing Strictly Come Dancing journey below:
Tyler gets announced for Strictly
Tyler announced he's signed up for the 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing on Monday 9th August. He said: "I am SO gassed to be joining the Strictly family! As I started writing this I already got cramp. It's going to be one crazy incredible journey which will no doubt be SO far outside my comfort zone. It's a show that means so much to me and my family and I can't wait to seriously shake a leg on that shiny dance floor… with a side of sequins."
Tyler discovers his pro partner
During the pre-recorded launch show on Friday 23rd September, it was revealed that Tyler had been paired with Australian professional dancer Dianne Buswell.
Week One: Tyler and Dianne perform an American Smooth
During their first live performance on Saturday 24th September, Tyler and Dianne performed an American Smooth to Harry Styles' track 'Falling'. The received a score of 22 out of 40 from the judges.
Week Two: Tyler and Dianne perform a Jive
Tyler performed his first up-tempo dance in Week Two, a Jive to 'Hit The Road Jack' by Buster Poindexter. Following the first vote off, Tyler and Dianne made it through to Movie Week.
Week Three: Tyler and Dianne get the first 10s of the series
Performing a Charleston to 'Flash, Bang, Wollop!' from the movie Half a Sixpence during Movie Week, Tyler was the first celeb to score two 10s! After receiving a huge score of 38/40, Tyler topped the leaderboard an sailed through the Week Four.
Week Four: Tyler and Dianne perform the first Couple's Choice
Dedicating the dance to his mum, Tyler and his partner Dianne performed the first Couple's Choice routine of the series, to an insane Garage mega mix. The pair finished in third place on the leaderboard with a huge score of 37/40.
Week Five: Tyler and Dianne perform a Tango
To celebrate the BBC's 100th anniversary, Tyler and Dianne performed an intense Tango to the Doctor Who theme tune. Although Tyler's score wasn't as good as previous weeks, the pair still made it through to Week Six!
Week six: Tyler and Dianne perform a special Halloween Cha Cha
Going all out for Halloween Week, Tyler dressed up as the spooky character Beetlejuice, and took to the dance floor with Dianne to dance the Cha Cha to Tanz Orchester Klaus Hallen.
The judges were impressed, with Anton saying it was: "One of the best Cha Cha Chas" he had seen on the show and he also gave them a 10! Overall they scored 35/40.
Week Seven: Tyler and Dianne perform a Viennese Waltz
Tyler slowed things down in Week 7 with a stunning Viennese Waltz to 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' by Seal. Despite finishing 8th on the leaderboard with a score of 29, Tyler and Dianne made it through to Week 8.
Week Eight: Tyler and Dianne find themselves in the bottom two
Following their performance of a Paso Doble in Week 8, Tyler and Dianne were in the bottom two alongside Tony Adams and Katya Jones. Although Tyler was ready for a dance off, Tony was forced to withdraw from the competition due to injury, meaning Tyler made it through to Week 9.
Week Nine: Tyler and Dianne take on Blackpool
Showing off his moves during the iconic Blackpool Week, Tyler performed a Salsa to a KC & The Sunshine Band Megamix by KC & The Sunshine Band. The pair scored 35/40, finishing joint fourth on the leaderboard.
Week Nine: Tyler and Dianne are eliminated
After finding themselves in the dance-off for the second week running, Tyler and Dianne were eliminated from the show after the judges chose to save Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu. Tyler posted an emotional message to fans after the show.
Tyler performs in the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour
Tyler was back in his dancing shoes before long as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour kicked off in January 2023. With 31 shows throughout January and February all over the UK, Tyler performed alongside many of the 2022 contestants including partner Dianne and the Strictly judges.
Tyler first revealed the big secret that he was set to take part in the 2022 series of Strictly back in August, saying at the time: "To my KISS family, you’re on this journey with me, I am so gassed to be representing and putting in the graft on that dance floor each and every week.
"And to pretty much everyone, thank you for the support and I hope I do you proud."
After discovering he'd been paired with Australian dancer Dianne during the pre-recorded launch show in September, Tyler impressed during his first dance, which was an American Smooth to Harry Styles' track 'Falling'.
Tyler then performed a Jive in Week Two, the day before he took part and completed the London Marathon.
Movie Week was huge for Tyler as he became the first person to score a 10, receiving a MASSIVE score of 38/40 for his Charleston to 'Flash, Bang, Wollop!' from the movie Half a Sixpence.
Tyler and Dianne then scored even more 10s in Week Four, performing an epic Couple's Choice routine to a spectacular Garage music mega mix, before performing a Tango to the Doctor Who theme tune for the BBC's 100th anniversary.
Tyler yet again impressed during Halloween Week, where he was joint top of the leaderboard with a score of 35/40 following a Cha Cha Cha to 'Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)' by Tanz Orchester Klaus Hallen.
Despite only scoring 29/40 during Week 7, Tyler and Dianne did enough to get through to the next round, before finding themselves in the bottom two alongside Tony Adams and Katya Jones in Week Eight. Despite this, after Tony was forced to pull out of the competition due to injury, Tyler automatically made it to Blackpool.
The special Blackpool show turned out to be Tyler's last, scoring 35/40 with his Salsa.
He may be out of the competition, but Tyler certainly did us all proud! ❤️
How can I listen to Tyler on KISS?
You can listen to Tyler on KISS every weekday from 4-7pm.