STRICTLY Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse broke down in tears when her partner Kelvin Fletcher surprised her by bringing her mum to watch them dance on Saturday.

Blackpool is one of the most important dates in the BBC show’s schedule and pro Oti admitted her mum hasn’t watched her dance for Strictly before.

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Oti shared this photo on Instagram as she opened up about Kelvin’s surpriseCredit: Instagram

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So in order to mark the occasion, the former Emmerdale actor decided to bring her along.

Oti shared the news on Instagram with a photo of Kelvin’s sheepishly smiling as they drove up on a first class train to the northern city.

She captioned it: “Wow! I don’t even know where to start. Before we did our walk @kelvin_fletcher told me to look over the corner had a surprise for me, turns out he brought my mom and god-mom to blackpool.

“My mom has NEVER EVER seen me dance live on Strictly before and I just broke down in tears.

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Dancing in the Blackpool ballroom is one of the most anticipated parts of the showCredit: Instagram

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They managed to dazzle with their Jailhouse Rock JiveCredit: BBC

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“The last we were in Blackpool she was training me in the Blackpool championships so today was THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!! Not just that but it’s his nan saw him dance for the first time too…

“i’m so grateful to be dancing with such a thoughtful man. And lastly but not least that jive. I will never forget this day for the rest of my life #teamfloti.”

The pair dazzled with their jive on Saturday, which saw them bag 39 points from the judges – and joint first place on the leaderboard, alongside Karim and Amy Dowden.

Their Elvis Presley-themed jive to Jailhouse Rock managed to secure ten points from Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli, with Craig giving nine points.

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The pair are favourites to win the competitionCredit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures’ Digital Picture
Speaking about the dance, head judge Shirley said: “I’m speechless, I don’t know where to start but I do want to mention your flicks and your kicks, contra body, opposite arm to foot all the way through.

“Your coordination was superb, that’s all I can say about that. You mixed your swing, you had some jive, you had great action.”

Meanwhile, Craig said: “I thought the chassé could have been a bit lighter.”

Before adding: “I’ve got some good things to say, if you want to hear them. Absolutely formidable.”