Kym Marsh wowed as she swapped the Coronation Street cobbles for the dancefloor on Saturday night. After a sparkling introduction during Friday's launch show Kym, who played Michelle Connor in Corrie for 14 years, made her Strictly Come Dancing debut.
The singer, actress and TV presenter was excited to find out that she had been paired with Graziano Di Prima and in a super-sweet clip she was seen introducing the pro dancer to her family over an Italian meal. The pair then showcased their skills in the garden for her loved-ones including her proud parents.
Kym and Graziano performed the jive to Yes by Merry Clayton from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. The praise came pouring in for the first dance of the 2022 series, with head judge Shirley Ballas saying: "You did remarkably well."
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Straight-talking Craig Revel Horwood wasn't so impressed. "It was all a bit sluggish," he complained. But fellow judge Motsi Mabuse saw potential and advised: "Fake it until you make it and then sell it."
Viewers of the long-running BBC dance contest were amazed when the scores came in and Craig awarded them 4 out of 10. @YvieCrocks tweeted: "Craig's back to form It was way more than a 4."
@HeidiPeeps wrote: "Craig is back with those low scores." @NDIYABYCKVA asked: "Who p****d Craig’s cheerios?? that was so good." And @ladyworthi said: "No need, Craig; no need."
@guyfoxy complained: "#Strictly Craig at it already 4 that was a minimum 7." @socialmediajon1 asked: "Craig gave a 4 for that?" and @man18united said: "#Strictly Craig, brutal."
@coolAngieWalton wrote: "Craig doing his pantomime villain routing again." And @rebbiemcgee said: "A cute wee jive, albeit quite slow, from the gorge Kym from Hear'Say. She will always be Kym from Hear'Say to me."
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