Jo Wood: 'Brendan deserves a medal'

Jo Wood has claimed that Brendan Cole "deserves a medal" for teaching her to dance on Strictly Come Dancing.

The 53-year-old exited the BBC One show on Saturday after ending up in the dance-off with Jade Johnson and Ian Waite.

"I can't believe I was in for six weeks. I want to thank everyone who voted for me and Brendan - I was surprised," she told It Takes Two.

"I'm sure [Brendan's] really grateful that it's over. Trying to teach me to dance, you deserve a medal!"

Speaking about working with Wood, series one winner Cole said: "I had one of the best Strictly experiences you can ever imagine. Working with Jo has been a delight and I don't think I've been cranky once - well maybe once or twice.

"She is a joy to work with, I loved going to training, I loved being on the floor with her. We had one of those great Strictly relationships that not everyone has... We brought out the best in each other."

He added: "To stay much longer when other people are dancing better than you - we would have begun to feel bad and would have felt like a laughing stock. Six weeks is a good run."

Strictly continues next Saturday at 6.50pm on BBC One.