Strictly Come Dancing fans urge Tameka Empson return after Will Young leaves

Fans are keen to bring back the EastEnders star now that the pop star has pulled out 
Big return: Fans are calling for Tameka Empson to re-join Strictly Come Dancing
BBC
Jennifer Ruby12 October 2016

Strictly Come Dancing fans are urging the BBC to bring back Tameka Empson now that Will Young has quit the show.

Following the EastEnders star’s shock exit on Sunday night, fans are calling for her to be reinstated now that Young has pulled out of the competition.

Just minutes after the news that pop star Young was leaving the show due to ‘personal reasons’, one person wrote on Twitter:

“If will young is leaving... can @BBCOne please bring @Tameka_Empson to #Strictly.”

“If will young has gone @Tameka_Empson should be brought back . She should never have been voted off #scd,” wrote someone else.

Another added: “Hope #strictly bring back Tameka now that Will Young has flaked out. It's only fair!”

Young, who was one of the favourites to win the show, announced his shock departure on Tuesday evening.

Will Young has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing
Guy Levy/BBC

He said in a statement: “Unfortunately, I am leaving the show for personal reasons. I leave with joy in my heart that I have been able to take part in one of the most loved shows on British television.

“I am so grateful to everyone who works on Strictly from the lighting designer to catering to the production team. Strictly truly is the most unique family and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

“And finally thank you to the BBC for supporting me throughout my journey. I wish my compatriots so much luck, and although I am back to being a viewer again, I’m certainly going to ‘keeeep dancing’!”

Empson was the second person to leave the show on Sunday evening after the judges decided to save Laura Whitmore following their dance-off.

Speaking to Zoe Ball on Monday night's spin off show It Takes Two, Empson struggled to fight back tears as she watched her best bits.

"Very emotional, I didn't know it was going to be this emotional," she said.

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