Colin Mathura-Jeffree has paid tribute to his dance partner Kristie Williams after their dramatic elimination from Dancing With the Stars.
Mathura-Jeffree and Williams were eliminated in last night's episode of the TV3 reality show, despite scoring 19 points in Sunday night's dance-off.
That put them middle of the pack of the nine couples on judges' scores, but audience voting saw them join Chrystal Chenery and Jonny Williams - who scored 24 points - in the bottom two.
![Colin Mathura-Jeffree and Kristie Williams perform on Dancing with the Stars.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SVMC2CTI43TD6TAK2ZLNRS5XZU.jpg?auth=441d21cd50952fc9a5c91b9e695d87cb03a08792f0c3501bf2ef27bdc7716b61&width=16&height=24&quality=70&smart=true)
There was silence in the studio audience as host Dominic Bowden read out the results, and Williams was too tearful to talk afterwards.