Dan Walker
Gary Lineker, Adil Ray, Deborah Meaden and Dan Walker have also come out fighting for the BBC.
"He’s so lovely and he’s been supporting me since day one."
“It’s just not nice.”
AJ has been a frontrunner throughout the competition, but landed in the bottom two after a Salsa move went awry.
“I can’t wait to take my family to watch the Strictly tour this year but I sadly won’t be part of it.”
The BBC Breakfast presenter says his body had "given up" ahead of his elimination from the competition.
"It was an immense dance off," according to judge Anton Du Beke.
The BBC Breakfast host has proved to be a controversial figure among Strictly fans.
He and partner Nadiya Bychkova have had the lowest scores of the series, but have so far swerved dancing for survival.