Blackburn’s AJ Odudu has made it through to the third week of Strictly Come Dancing.

The TV presenter, who topped the leader board after her first two dances, has flown through to next week of the show.

Actress Nina Wadia has become the first celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing after losing a dance-off with Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn and professional dancer Gorka Marquez on Sunday night’s show.

Wadia, known for her roles in EastEnders and Goodness Gracious Me, had been scored 18 for her tango on Saturday with partner Neil Jones.

When asked about her time on the show, Wadia said: “It’s been really fun, thank you so much.

“Neil is incredible, thank you.”

AJ and her partner Kai Widdrington performed the foxtrot on Saturdays show which she described as a ‘frenemy’ and joked it gave her motion sickness with all of the spins.

She scored 31 points in the dance; slightly lower than her first week when she scored 34 in the jive.

Speaking after her dance on Saturday, AJ said: “It’s so hard trying to contain all my energy, trying to keep it classy, be silky smooth, all of that, when I am just a little bit of rough really.

“It was very difficult.

“I just hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed performing it.

“I actually had fun in the end.”

The judges’ scores from Saturday were added to those from last week before being combined with the results from a public vote, with the bottom two couples then competing in a dance-off in front of the judges.

Sunday’s results show also featured a group performance from the professional dancers to Tom Grennan song Something Better.

Next week the remaining 14 couples will perform movie-themed routines.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One on Saturday at 6.45pm.