BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Dr Punam Krishan's emotional comments as she's voted off show

Dr Punam Krishan gave an emotional response when asked about her family as her time on Strictly Come Dancing come to an end. The Morning Live star became the fifth star to leave the BBC One dance contest this year.

Punam and her professional dance partner Gorka Marquez faced a tricky night in the ballroom as Halloween week took place on Saturday night (October 26).

They came joint bottom of the scoreboard alongside Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell after their tango to Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics which saw them dressed as pirates.

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Judge Motsi Mabuse said she saw a “good improvement” this week but wanted Punam to exaggerate more. But The Shining twins Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood found it "floppy" and felt Gorka was "dragging" Punam around the dancefloor.

During Sunday night's (October 27) results show, Punam and Gorka faced the dance-off against former X Factor winner Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu following the public vote, who found themselves under the dreaded red light for a second time so far this series.

Punam and Gorka reprised their spooky tango while Shayne and Nancy recreated their dramatic paso doble to In The Hall Of The Mountain King by Grieg, which had secured them 31 points on Saturday night.

After both couples had danced a second time, the judges unanimously decided to save Shayne and Nancy. But despite leaving the BBC show on Halloween week, Punam, who is a GP in Scotland, said she was "proud" of herself for stepping out of her "comfort zone".

When co-host Tess Daly asked about their time on the show, Punam said: "I am really proud of myself. You know I’ve taken on something that’s so out of my comfort zone. The one thing that I’ve very much learnt is to say yes more, and that there is no point in your life when you can stop learning new skills.

"I’ve learnt more than dancing, I’ve learnt so much from Gorka. Everyone’s been so incredible and it’s just memories that I’ll take home forever and I am very proud. I’ve made my family very proud, I’m just really grateful."

When Tess asked whether Punam's family are proud, she responded: "They really are. My kids are so proud, my parents, my husband, everyone. This is just one of those things that I have dreamt about for years and I think to have one of your dreams genuinely come true is just a surreal feeling."

The 41-year-old, who shares tow children with her husband, Scottish Conservative politician Dr Sandesh Gulhane, added: "Week after week it’s been incredible, I’ve made friends for life and everyone’s just been so kind, so thank you."

Gorka went on to gush: "It's been incredible, it's been a fantastic six weeks. I'm very proud of what she has achieved. She's a GP and a Mum. She had never danced before and I think she improved week by week. I think she is truly what the show is about, someone who doesn't have experience in the performance world came here and learnt to dance.

"She wanted to do so well and worked so hard. Also I feel very proud and very honoured that we got to do a Bollywood dance, to represent your culture, show your culture to the world and open doors for so many people in your culture."