Strictly’s Amy Dowden in tears over touching James Bye tribute

Welsh dancer Amy Dowden and EastEnders actor James Bye were the latest couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing. They ended up in the dreaded dance-off with Fleur East and Vito Coppola, but the judges decided to send the actor home. Amy, 32, was reduced to tears as James, 38, thanked her for being “what Strictly is all about” during a touching moment on Monday’s instalment of It Takes Two. James and Amy danced the Charleston to Bumble Bee by LaVern Baker for Halloween Week on Saturday night.However, the couple felt the sting when they landed at the bottom of the leaderboard with just 27 points. James and Amy bowed out of the competition gracefully when the judges chose to save Fleur but emotions were still raw on It Takes Two when they were interviewed by host Rylan Clark. After a montage of their best moments was played to BBC Two viewers, James told Rylan he wanted to say something about Amy, who was sitting next to him. READ MORE: Prince Harry memoir torn apart by Steph McGovern Strictly’s Amy Dowden broke down next to James Bye (Image: BBC) James gushed over Amy and his time on Strictly (Image: BBC) The Welsh dancer wiped away her tears following James’ tribute to her (Image: BBC) This year’s Strictly Come Dancing line-up in full (Image: EXPRESS)Viewers flocked to Twitter to comment on James and Amy’s partnership, with Matty penning: “Jame’s speech for Amy was just lovely.”Debbie Blackman penned: “@jimmybye and @dowden_amy didn’t deserve to be eliminated. They were so good and fun and James was improving every week.”Roz Laws added: “Lovely words from James about Amy on #ittakestwo. She seems like a genuinely gorgeous person.”Amanda said: “Yes James! What he said about Amy is so true, she is everything #Strictly is about.”DON’T MISS…Strictly’s Katya Jones shares tears as she bids ‘sad’ farewell to co-s [LATEST]James Bye breaks down over Tess Daly’s comment  [UPDATE]Amy Dowden exposes gesture she gives Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood [INSIGHT]Halloween Week’s leaderboard had some new contestants at the top as comedian Ellie Taylor and her partner Johannes Radebe dazzled the judging panel. They performed their Couple’s Choice with a Hocus Pocus theme, with the judges telling the 38-year-old it was her best dance to date. She was joint-top of the leaderboard along with DJ Tyler West and his partner Dianne Buswell.They performed a Beetle Juice-inspired Cha Cha Cha which earned them an impressive 35 points out of 40.