It was absolute chaos in the Strictly studio! (Picture: BBC)
Fleur East absolutely brought the house down with the first Argentine tango of Strictly Come Dancing this series – and one person in particular got a little too excited.
The former X Factor star was devastated after finding herself in the dance-off last week, but survived to dance another week as Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice were eliminated.
However, she well and truly came back fighting with a fiery tango with Italian pro Vito Coppola to Paint It Black by Ciara, leaving everyone hot under the collar.
Judge Motsi Mabuse couldn’t help but give the couple a standing ovation – but this caused her chair to fall to pieces!
Thankfully, fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood was on hand to save the day, pulling her seat back up and putting the cushion back in, urging Motsi to ‘sit down’ before she did any more damage.
Naturally, the whole panel were in stitches, as Motsi was overcome with joy and enthusiasm while giving her comments.
The former X Factor star was over the moon with the judges’ comments (Picture: BBC)
Motsi got so excited that her chair fell to pieces! (Picture: BBC)
Fortunately, Craig was on hand to save the day! (Picture: BBC)
Motsi told the 34-year-old singer: ‘Wow, wow, wow. Strong, powerful, controlled, you made us wait three dances and a dance off to see that. That was definitely the best.’
Even resident Mr Nasty Craig had positive feedback for the dramatic performance, declaring: ‘That is the dance to beat.’
Fleur was awarded 10s by both Motsi and Anton Du Beke, securing a total score of 32 points for the dance.
Fleur and Vito’s Argentine tango was absolute fire! (Picture: BBC)
The Sax hitmaker fell to the floor in disbelief after scoring 10s (Picture: BBC)
Unsurprisingly, she fell to her knees in shock after receiving the mega scores and earning second place on the leaderboard, behind Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał, who scored 39.
‘No way!’, Fleur screamed, with host Claudia Winkleman hailing: ‘That is what you call a comeback.’
Viewers at home absolutely ate Fleur’s performance up as well, branding her Argentine tango ‘sensational’ and ‘sexy.’
‘I held my breath for too long watching Fleur and Vito…what a dance,’ one person tweeted.
‘That was something else,’ a second declared, while a third said they had ‘goosebumps.’
‘Mind blank….sentences not forming….jaw floor…..just damn Fleur and Vito…..I’ll come back when my brain can function after that!’, another excited fan penned.
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Fleur’s compliment-ridden feedback from the judges this week comes after she defended head judge Shirley Ballas against online abuse.
The Sax hitmaker said ‘sexist’ trolling against the dancer is ‘unfair’ after Shirley admitted she would’ve saved Richie over Fleur in the bottom two last week.
Fleur said she has ‘the utmost respect for all the judges’, praising: ‘But Shirley… if you’ve not seen her dance, she’s incredible.’
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday and Sunday on BBC One.
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What a comeback from Fleur!
