Strictly Come Dancing LIVE: Chris McCausland’s salsa blows audience away as Tasha Ghouri scores first 10s
All the updates from week four of the BBC dancing competition
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Strictly Come Dancing delivered another week of standout performances with phenomenal lifts winning two couples high praise as Tasha Ghouri landed the first 10s of the series.
The former Love Island contestant has topped the leaderboard for the past three weeks, and did so yet again thanks to her charleston to “Unhealthy” by Anne-Marie and Shania Twain.
Ghouri and professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec took on a series of challenging lifts and the risk paid off, winning them 10s from Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton du Beke. The pair missed out on a clean sweep as Craig Revel Horwood reached for his nine paddle.
Ghouri and Škorjanec weren’t the only ones to impressive with gravity-defying moves. Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell also showcased a series of lifts in their salsa to “Down Under” by Men at Work. Their moves left head judge Ballas temporarily speechless.
She then said: “I can’t even imagine how you managed to do that so flawlessly when you can’t see. On top of that, you kept to your music, you didn’t miss a beat. I’m telling you from my heart, that is absolutely impressive.”
Elsewhere, DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles made his return to the programme after being forced to pull out of Movie Week due to a leg injury.
“When I signed up to Strictly I never thought for a moment that I would love dancing they way that I do and I well and truly have caught the dancing bug so I am absolutely delighted to be back tomorrow,” Knowles told fans on Instagram.
He added: “I am so grateful to all the physios and the medical team at the BBC for getting me back on my feet. See you tomorrow night.”
Tasha closes the show
I love a charleston any day but that was amazing.
Tasha is already at the stage where she clearly has no trouble matching her pro partner, the wonderful Aljaz, step for step - a sensational feat with a dance this fast. And those lifts? Stunning.
What a way to close the episode. Could we be about see the first 10s of this year’s series? Shirley says she can’t fault it...
Tasha’s scores are in...
And she’s got the first 10s of the series! They’re from Shirley, Motsi and Anton while Craig reached for his 9 paddle.
A 39 in week four is truly impressive and puts Tasha top of the leaderboard yet again - and it’s so, so well deserved.
Recap: Chris and Dianne’s incredible lifts
I’m sure The Wheel - currently airing on BBC One - is great fun, but why not watch Chris and Dianne’s jaw-dropping dance again instead?
Goodbye for now - and see you next week!
What a show, eh? I’ll be back next Saturday to guide you through another live show when we’ll be one couple down.
I think it’s tough to tell which celeb might be leaving. Some of the underdogs - I mean you, Paul Merson and Pete Wicks - have actually improved and pulled off performances that’ll certainly stick in viewers’ minds.
Could a less memorable, mid-table celeb find themselves in trouble? We’ll find out during tomorrow’s results show.
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