BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers 'furious' as they predict 'dark horse' winner
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing viewers reckon they've predicted a 'dark horse' winner after Saturday night's show (October 7). The BBC dance competition continued with Movie Week, which saw the contestants and professional dancers pay homage to 100 years of Disney.
The show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, sees a host of famous faces put their dancing skills to the test to impress judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas.
Competing with a Viennese Waltz inspired by the soundtrack of 2021 blockbuster Encanto were former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach and her professional dance partner Vito Coppola.
The pair put in an impressive effort, earning themselves one 9 and two 8s for a total score of 33. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Their feedback was mostly positive too, with Motsi, who gave the pair a 9, praising Ellie's consistent 'strong' and 'really brilliant' performances, adding that they most definitely 'brought the magic.' Shirley nicknamed her 'Miss Fluidity' while Anton called the duo a 'delight'.
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