James Bye’s Strictly exit one of the ‘worst experiences of his life’

Speaking on BBC Two’s It Takes Two, James Bye, 38, appeared with his professional dancer partner Amy Dowden, 32. Speaking to host Rylan Clark about their best efforts to stay in the competition, James recalled going up against his co-star Fleur East, 35, who as James said, ‘knows what she is doing’.Becoming the fifth celebrity to be voted off the BBC dance competition, EastEnders actor James appeared on It Takes Two to give his farewell interview, a ritual all couples go through after exiting the competition.When asked by Rylan what was going through his mind when they received the devastating news that they were going into the dance off, James replied: ‘It is up there with one of the worst experiences of my life.’Especially when you know you have to go against Fleur East.’Nodding along in agreement, Rylan echoed James’ thoughts saying: ‘She is pretty good!’READ MORE: Michael Douglas is unrecognisable as he unveils longer hair and ditches grey in new clip James Bye and Amy Dowden’s emotional farewell on It Takes Two (Image: BBC)’She knows what she is doing,’ James replied, before going on to say that he loves her to ‘bits’ making the entire experience all the more difficult to do.He said: ‘That is the other thing. It is horrible to feel like I am competing with someone I have got really close with, to someone who is such a lovely person and I know I am going to go.’Admitting that the result did not come as a surprise to him, James went on to reassure fans at home that he wouldn’t have wanted to have left the competition any other way, and that his experience ended on a high.What made his time on the show that extra bit special was being partnered with Amy, who James said ‘makes Strictly’.DON’T MISS: Heidi Klum, 49, strips down to tiny thong as model goes topless ahead of Halloween party [LAYEST]US star talks ‘working’ with Meghan Markle after claim she’s ‘overplaying her hand’ [INSIGHT]Motsi Mabuse backs Kevin Clifton’s argument about Fleur East as pro slams Strictly judges [CELEBRITY NEWS] James Bye said the dance off was one of the worst experiences of his life (Image: BBC) James Bye was voted off of Strictly Come Dancing in the fifth week (Image: BBC) James and Amy went up against Fleur and Vito in the dance off (Image: BBC)While another, Roz Laws, said: ‘Lovely words from James about Amy on #ittakestwo. She seems like a genuinely gorgeous person.”Unfortunately the pair lost their place on the show after going up against Fleur and her professional partner Vito Coppola re-performed their Salsa routine to Beyonce’s Break My Soul. Afterwards judge Motsi Mabuse praised her power as a woman on the dancefloor.In the end it was a unanimous decision against James and Amy who performed a lively charleston dressed as a beekeeper and a bee.