It started out so well for Daisy Lowe.

The model kicked off last Saturday's show with a "groovy" 70s-themed salsa. A healthy score of 31 suggested she had done enough to see her through to next week's Blackpool-based special.

But less than 24 hours later, she was on the dancefloor again - this time performing her swansong, having lost to Greg Rutherford in the dance-off.

So where did it all go wrong for the 27-year-old? The fact that she appeared in the bottom two three times suggests that in a year of incredible dancers (and Ed Balls), she failed to find her niche. She was neither the very best, nor the funniest, nor the most-improved.

Later in the week, Daisy told Strictly spin-off It Takes Two presenter Zoe Ball that she woke up the day after "quite sad", but that the show had been "a gift for my whole family in so many ways" - especially since her grandfather had passed away at the start of the competition.

One performer who is positively soaring is Judge Robert Rinder. Having long-awaited his chance to learn the foxtrot, the TV judge finally got his wish.

But first, in a TV debut that most likely melted the hearts of 10 million viewers, the camera turned to Mr Rinder's grandparents, Harry and Francis, who positively kvelled from the front row as they expressed their pride

Following Mr Rinder's routine, which scored an impressive 33 points, he told Claudia Winkleman: "My grandmother tried to teach me the foxtrot years ago and didn't succeed.

"This is the dance I came here to do - for them. Thank you so much, Strictly."