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strictly come dance star Lewis Cope has the series’ first perfect score with his Couple’s Choice dance to Radiohead’s “Creep.”
30 year old emmerdale The star gave an underworld themed performance with his pro partner Katya Jones during the show’s Halloween week, which the judges said would go down in Strictly history.
Cope’s couple’s choice was so good Craig Revel Horwood – who is notoriously a harsh critic – personally applauded Cope before delivering his glowing comments.
Meanwhile, Anton du Beke told Cope that there was “nothing” he could do to make the dancing better than in the sixth week’s live shows.
“This is as good as any dance I’ve ever done,” he told the soap star, who reached the top of the leaderboard with a perfect score of 40 points – a first of the season.
Chief Justice Shirley Ballas He said the success of the dance had left him feeling “emotional” and he had to take a minute to himself before praising Cope further.
Back on the ballroom balcony, Jones was grinning from ear to ear. “Look how happy Katya is!” host Claudia Winkleman said, before telling Cope that she was screaming in support throughout the dance.
“10 10 10 10 that’s enough!!!!! Our Lewis Cope is the winner,” one fan celebrated the long-awaited perfect score on X/Twitter.
However, some viewers have complained about the “double standards” of the competition, claiming that Cope has received an unfair advantage due to his previous dance experience.
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Other fans jumped to Cope’s defense. One person said, “To say that Lewis and Katya didn’t deserve 40 because they have dance experience is very strange to me.”
“It is a dance and entertainment show and this was one of the most showstopping dances strictly Have you ever seen it!!! If it’s great it doesn’t matter who dances it!!!”
Cope began his stage career at the age of just 11, playing the role of Michael in the West End hit Billy Elliot: The Musical.
The actor was also part of the hip-hop group Ruff Diamond as a teenager, who were runners-up in a Sky One dance competition. got to Dance in 2013.
Cope hits back at claims he is a “professional” dancer Metro The allegations are “bizarre” and an insult to strictly come dance professional.
“To be honest, I don’t really know where it all came from,” he said. “I trained as an actor. I danced a little when I was a teenager, but haven’t since.”
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