BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Motsi Mabuse spotted 'fuming' after dance 'sabotaged'
This is the awkward moment the BBC Strictly Come Dancing group dance went wrong tonight – leaving Motsi Mabuse fuming. BBC viewers were left baffled when Motsi appeared annoyed at the mishap during the group dance.
The hosts and judges teamed up for a dance to kick off the show but Claudia Winkleman, who was hosting alongside Tess Daly, messed up and ended up knocking into Motsi, whose sister is pro dancer Oti and former ITV Dancing On Ice judge.
One viewer spotted the mishap and rushed to Twitter/X where they typed on the social media platform: "Claudia went the wrong way couldn't stop laughing at this bit... question did they actually rehearse this section it was fun to watch."
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Another said: "Claudia messed up the simple choreography." And a third added: "Claudia and Tess having no clue how to dance is my Roman Empire." During the show, EastEnders actor and Strictly contestant Jamie Borthwick arrived for his Blackpool dance by descending from the ceiling on top of a giant ketchup bottle prop, before performing a jive routine with partner Michelle Tsiakkas.
As the judges delivered their verdicts on his dance to The Ketchup Song by Las Ketchup, Motsi Mabuse burst out laughing, telling Borthwick that no-one wants to “dance so much as you”, calling it a “fantastic way” to end the show.
Shirley Ballas, the head judge, criticised the dance for being “overtried just a tad”, while praising the “absolute entertainment”. Tsiakkas and Borthwick scored 33 points. Tasha Ghouri sat on a throne before launching into an intense and dramatic paso doble routine to Nathan Lanier’s Torn, during which professional Aljaz Skorjanec flung her through his legs, on Strictly.
Judge Motsi Mabuse called it the “dance of the night”, and said she loved that the Love Island star kept it “fun with your movements” as well as “controlled”. They received a near perfect score of 39 points.