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Ross King has confirmed his return to Strictly Come Dancing after becoming the second celebrity eliminated. The Lorraine US entertainment correspondent had been paired with Jowita Pryzstal on the BBC competition, but the duo were voted out in the second live show. Ross has now returned to LA, appearing on ITV's Lorraine via video call for his entertainment segments. Speaking to stand-in host Christine Lampard, Ross revealed he was back in LA, with Christine declaring: "I don't like it when you're back in LA, I like it when you're here." "Missing a little hug from you Christine," Ross replied. He went on: "I'm thinking about all my Strictly pals as well, so devastating to see Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink go at the weekend, I just thought Jimmy was getting so improved." Jimmy and pro partner Lauren Oakley became the latest stars eliminated from the competition after a dance-off against Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin. Continuing on Lorraine, when asked if he was "missing it a tiny bit or enjoying watching it from afar," Ross went on: "I am missing seeing Jowita every single morning for eight hours straight, it's a lot to do, a lot of time spent with one person, but as I said before, she's just absolutely brilliant. "But I will be back for the final on December 20, I will once again take to the dancefloor." He quipped: "I'll try and put one foot in front of the other." As well as Jimmy, Chris Robshaw and Thomas Skinner have also been eliminated from Strictly, while Stefan Dennis and Dani Dyer were forced to pull out as well as Kristian Nairn, who withdrew before the competition began. Strictly fans had previously noted a scheduling issue for Ross as a pantomime he's starring in alongside Rylan Clark clashed with a live Strictly show. Rylan is playing The Fairy Godfather in Cinderella, with Ross playing Buttons in the Southend pantomime, which is due to run from Saturday, December 13 until Sunday, January 4. A note on the panto’s website clarifies: “Ross will not be performing in Cinderella on Saturday 20 December while fulfilling his Strictly Come Dancing commitments.” After being voted out of Strictly, a tearful Ross admitted: " have loved every single minute of it. “I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported us, all the people who voted – they've been amazing. I want to thank everyone here in this room, backstage, the judges, the crew – every single person here has made me so, so welcome. “And, I want to thank a very special lady who has been with me through it all and has been absolutely everything: she’s been a mentor, teacher, carer.” As Jowita chimed in with “barista”, Ross went on: “I could not have wished for a better partner, and I could not have wished to be on a better show. Thank you judges for all your remarks.” Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV1 and ITVX. Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday at 6.35pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
