John Sergeant announced that he was pulling out of Strictly Come Dancing yesterday over fears that he may end up winning the show.

The political journalist, who said the joke had gone "too far", proved immensely popular with the public, despite failing to score higher than 25 points from the judges during his nine-week stint.

Sergeant's performances with Kristina Rihanoff included a Waltz, a Tango, a Paso Doble and an American Smooth. Click along below to to see Sergeant's best bits in pictures.