The Strictly star and his dancer partner Nancy Xu were the first to leave the\nBBC show
has expressed his sadness after discovering the death of his friend and former co-star. The 69-year-old was told the sad news just hours before heNancy Xu and Les Dennis were eliminated from the competition on SundayTaking to X, formerly Twitter, Les shared his condolences and retweeted a post from another account, which read: "Liverpool legend #JakeAbraham has sadly passed away to [explicit] cancer. I saw Jake around Liverpool over the years what a lovely person he was. RIP Jake.
In response, Les wrote: "Did a play at the @RoyalCourtLiv with Jake. Loved him, both as an actor and a man. Will miss you Jake. Thanks for the laughs. RIP."BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay leaves Sally Nugent unimpressed with awkward Strictly blunder It wasn't the best weekend for Les as Sunday night's dance-off saw him and dancer partner Nancy Xu in the bottom two with BBC presenter Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez. When asked by co-host Tess Daly about his time on the show, Les sweetly replied: "I've had the best time, this lady has been amazing, a great teacher, she’s really put me through my paces. I did as well as I could for you, I hope!"That lot [his fellow contestants] up there, I'm going to miss you so much.
Dancing pro Nancy added: "It's been a journey. This is such a short but a sweet journey. A lot of challenges we all know, but to see you every day improve yourself. "I respect you so, so much. I just want to say thank you to the judges and all my fellow friends. Thank you Strictly Come Dancing for all of your support. Thank you Les.
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