Motsi Mabuse was left in floods of tears on the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel on Saturday, as she gave an emotional reaction to Fleur East's routine.
X Factor finalist turned radio host Fleur hasn't had the easiest of times on Strictly so far, falling into the bottom two twice alongside pro partner Vito Coppola. Thankfully for the Sax singer and her pro partner, the judges have opted to save them on both occasions and the couple most definitely showed why they deserve to still be in the competition as they blew everyone away with their samba to Arrow's party anthem Hot, Hot, Hot.
In the VT before their performance, Fleur admitted she was struggling with 'all the technique' that comes with the samba, but she certainly hid any nerves in the dance itself as she and Vito brought the carnival to the BBC ballroom. Just like viewers at home, the judges couldn't get enough, particularly Motsi.
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As presenter Tess Daly remarked she'd "noticed some tears," the camera cut to the judge, who looked very moved by what she'd just seen. Struggling to keep composure and, clapping through tears, Motsi told Fleur: "I'm so proud of you right now. I'm so, so proud of you."
She continued: "You did your work, you did everything and you put everything on that dancefloor and that samba deserves absolutely everything!"
Shirley Ballas praised Fleur for taking on 'constructive criticism' through the weeks, while Craig Revel-Horwood said it would be travesty if that samba didn't get her and Vito through to Blackpool.
The judges' comments were reflected in their scores as Fleur and Vito got a leaderboard topping total of 39 out of 40.
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