I'd Do Anything: Tara gets the boot!

Welsh soap actress Tara Williams has become the latest casualty of BBC1's I'd Do Anything, after being voted off the show by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The 24-year-old had been the bookies' favourite for the chop for the past two weeks, although had so far survived the public vote – however this week she found herself in the bottom two for the first time.

And following the sing-off she lost out to fellow Nancy hopeful Keisha, who was saved by Lloyd Webber for the second week running.

"Once again this is the most difficult job," Lloyd Webber said after the pair had performed Somewhere Over The Rainbow in an effort to stay in the show.

"But I've got to think about the eight shows a week aspect and I've got to think about the connection with the material itself."

Afterwards, he described Tara as a "lovely cheeky puppy".

"You're really fantastic but I'm not sure you could do eight shows a week and it would be unfair on you. But good luck with everything."

Tara, meanwhile, said that all the other contenders for the role of Nancy were "fantastic" and described her experience on the show as "amazing".

"I've learned so much from the teachers we've had and I've learned so much about myself," she said. "And I just want to say good luck to the others because they're all genuinely lovely girls."

Tara had divided the judges on Saturday night's show with her rendition of the Footloose song Let's Hear It For The Boy.

Barry Humphries described her performance as "polished", but added, "the character of Nancy needs pain and passion and I didn't see that."

John Barrowman voiced doubts that Tara was strong enough for the role, while Lloyd Webber said that the panel needed to find something to test her more. Denise Van Outen, however, called it her best performance yet.

The judges also had their doubts about Keisha's performance of The Lady Is A Tramp. "I still don't see you being a victim of Bill Sykes," Denise said, while John called her "a bit cruise ship". Lloyd Webber, however, disagreed. "You did it wonderfully and I'm very glad I saved you last week," he told her.

Elsewhere, there was plenty of praise for the other Nancy hopefuls, with Jessie, Rachel, Niamh and Jodie all getting the thumbs up.

John called Jessie's performance of the Dreamgirls song One Night Only "flawless", while Jodie wowed the panel with her rendition of Send In The Clowns. "You took one of the most self-depracating songs and made it your own – it was wonderful," Lloyd Webber said.

Meanwhile, the Oliver hopefuls took to the stage with their version of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song Teamwork – while 10-year-old Arthur became the next performer to be put through to the semi-final.