Fans of Strictly Come Dancing have been left in stitches with one professional's 'uncanny' emu impressions. Bristol's very own Jayde Adams has been sharing plenty of clips of her and dance partner Karen Hauer messing around behind the scenes as they work on their routines.
And it appears that while Karen is an amazing dancer, she also has a natural talent for animal impressions. Sharing a behind the scenes video yesterday (September 27), Jayde said: "Anyone who's known me for more than four minutes knows my love of Karen the Hissing Emu."
Before Jayde could continue, Karen stormed towards her and hilariously hissed, with the comedian grabbing her neck to steady her. She added: "I've got my own."
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The real Karen the Hissing Emu is owned by Canadian farmer Amanda, who owns 'Useless Farm', a farm in Ontario with "absolutely no useful animals at all". Among Amanda's menagerie of animals is Stanley the Dancing Emu, who Jayde also claims to "have".
In another clip posted to her Instagram grid this morning (September 28), Jayde directly addressed Amanda. She said: "Hi Amanda at Useless Farm, yesterday, I said I've got Karen the Hissing Emu teaching me how to dance for Strictly Come Dancing. But what you don't realise is that I also have Stanley the Dancing Emu."
Karen can then be seen prancing around the dance studio to Canned Heat by Jamiroquai, wobbling her head as she frolics around, pretending to be an emu. Jayde could be heard laughing in the clip, and it is clear that Karen's animal impressions tickled Strictly fans and friends of the pair in the comments, too.
Amanda, who owns Useless Farm, commented: "IM SCREAMINGGGGG."
Laughing, Karen wrote: "I need to be in a farm."
"Lolz I love it!" said Drina. "Who doesn't need a Karen: the hissing emu, in their lives?!"
With a laughing crying emoji, ILoveStrictly commented: "Uncanny."
Bedminster comedian Jayde will be doing the Tango this weekend with Karen along to the song Rumour Has It by Adele. The 37-year-old took to the floor last weekend with a samba to Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty", scoring 23 out of 40 for her first dance on the show.
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