Strictly Come Dancing professional Vito Coppola became emotional on Sunday night, as he told dance partner Fleur East she had "saved him".
The dancer revealed he had not told the singer this before now, after their impressive performance during the live semi-final.
As host Claudia Winkleman asked Vito why he wanted Fleur to go all the way to the final, the pro dancer opened up about a "tough period" in his life that she did not know about.
He revealed that Fleur and doing the show with her had "saved him", while he did not go into detail.
Fleur was taken aback by his comments, and as she appeared emotional the pair hugged it out.
Claudia had said, after their routine: "Vito, I'm gonna ask every pro this. Why does Fleur deserve to be in the final next week?"
It's then that Vito opened up, and told her and Fleur: "Oh Claudia, this question. Fleur for me is one of the best people I have ever met in my life.
"She is so humble, she's like a pure soul. She doesn't know but she saved me from my tough period that I had. You don't even know this, so thank you.
"She's so brave but humble, she never says no... she's so grateful and I'm so proud of you."
It comes as the show was moved to a completely new slot, thanks to the World Cup coverage - with England facing France on Saturday night.
TV guides confirmed the schedule shake-up days before the show was due to air, while many fans were hoping to get their usual Saturday fix of the series.
Speaking about the schedule changes, the BBC had said in an earlier statement: " Strictly Come Dancing will continue to bring glitter, glamour and glorious dancing to homes across the nation throughout the 2022 FIFA World Cup."
Taking to Twitter, one person fumed: "I'm so mad that #Strictly is on next Sunday instead of Saturday".
A second stated: "Bloody annoying that the football takes priority on the schedule. First it being on a Friday, now the main show on a Sunday, it’s messing with my week #Strictly".
Strictly Come Dancing 2022’s grand final airs on Saturday, 17 December.
