UNBELIEVABLE: Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse makes SILLY MISTAKE while scoring Karen Carney and Carlos Gu on live show
The judge, 44, was left struggling to pick her number paddle in time to score footballer Karen Carney and pro partner Carlos Gu after their Miss Congeniality themed dance.
Usually judges Motsi, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood get their scores ready as Claudia Winkleman chats to the couples after the dance.
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But Motsi seemed unprepared as the cameras went back to the judges, as she was seen leaning behind her chair to grab the number right before she had to show it.
She was heard exclaiming ‘oh no!’ as Craig gave his score of four, before she quickly plastered a smile on her face and gave a seven.
A fan shared a video of the moment on X and penned in the caption: ‘Oh no!’ Says Motsi when she hadn’t got her paddle ready. Followed by a nonchalant ‘seven!’ (Nothing to see here) Love her #scd #strictly #strictlycomedancing.’
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Strictly Come Dancing’s Motsi Mabuse made an awkward gaffe when scoring during Saturday night’s live show
Another fan commented underneath: ‘Motsi is priceless! That ‘Oh no!’ followed by the chill ‘seven!’ had me dying. Such a mood – love her energy!’
Lewis Cope kicked off Saturday night’s Strictly Come Dancing with a power paso doble and received his first 10 from judge Motsi.
The actor and his pro partner Katya Jones earned the highest score of the series, an incredible 37 points, for their spicy performance to The Plaza of Execution from The Mask of Zorro.
Amber Davies and her partner Nikita Kuzmin placed second on the leaderboard, 35 points, with head judge Shirley Ballas applauding the pair’s ‘exquisite’ performance.
The West End star admitted her ‘dreams came true’ tonight as her icon Cynthia Erivo guest mentored for movie week.
Fans fumed after the show finished as they expected the singer to perform a hit from the Wicked soundtrack ahead of the second movie release.
Wicked actress Cynthia has previously appeared on the series as a guest judge back in 2021, covering for Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.
Former Love Island star Amber – who has faced backlash for her dancing background – was delighted by her score as she jumped for joy with Nikita.
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Motsi seemed unprepared as the cameras went back to the judges, as she was seen leaning behind her chair to grab the number right before she had to show it
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She was heard exclaiming ‘oh no!’ as Craig gave his score of four, before she quickly plastered a smile on her face and gave a seven
For this year’s fan-favourite Movie Week, stars dressed up as the likes of Thunderbolts, Barbie, The Bird Woman and The Sound Of Music.
Strictly professionals took to the floor with a dance dedicated to the story of long-running stage show and Hollywood blockbuster film Wicked.
The professional dancers dressed up in fantastical costumes as part of the story-telling dance number.
The female stars dressed up in all-black like the film’s Wicked Witch of the West, as Elphaba Thropp, and the men portrayed Prince Fiyero.
The routine, choreographed by Jason Gilkinson, celebrated the franchise’s second film, Wicked: For Good.
Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova came back fighting this week after facing the dance off last weekend.
His Paso Doble to Sweet Child O’Mine from Thor: Love and Thunder saw him score his best yet, 22 points.
George Clarke and his American pro Alexis Warr’s couple choice bagged them an amazing 31 points for their K-pop hip hop dance.
La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec slowed things down this week with a Waltz to Feed the Birds (Tuppence A Bag) from Mary Poppins.
Ross King was praised for his improved moves and confidence for his paso doble. He and Jowita Przystał earned 19 points.
EastEnders actor Balvinder Sopal and Australian pro Julian Caillon performed a Foxtrot to The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time.
After their show-stopping dance last week, the couple earned a deserving 26 points this week.
Karen Carney’s delivered a dazzling Cha Cha Cha to She’s a Lady from Miss Congeniality. They scored 25 points.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and his partner Lauren Oakley channelled 007 for the first rumba of the series.
They wowed the judges with the incredible performance to No Time to Die from James Bond, scoring 28.
Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington was given her best score yet, 25 points, for her Charleston.
Meanwhile, Ellie Goldstein and her pro partner Vito Coppola stunned the judges with their samba in their Barbie outfits, scoring them an incredible 27 points.
Alex Kingston channelled Meryl Streep’s iconic Miranda Priestley, in a nod to Devil Wears Prada 2, for a spicy quickstep to Suddenly I See, scoring an incredible 30 points.
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro from Gladiators, and partner Karen Hauer scored 32 points, their best yet.
Shirley Ballas was left blushing on Saturday night after Harry turned up the heat with a sizzling shirtless salsa.
Shirley, 65, couldn’t help but swoon over Harry’s muscular physique, calling him ‘extraordinary in every department’.
She gushed: ‘You are the man with the million-dollar smile, for sure. You got hold of Karen and you chucked her so fast over, it’s a good job she can control it.
‘I mean, you just picked her up like it was just you know, a piece of ribbon or something.
‘It was extraordinary, it was fantastic. Your leading skills, now you’re starting to learn how to lead Karen, that was great.
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For this year’s fan-favourite Movie Week, stars dressed up as the likes of Thunderbolts, Barbie, The Bird Woman and The Sound Of Music
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Strictly professionals took to the floor with a dance dedicated to the story of long-running stage show and Hollywood blockbuster film Wicked
Shirley then shimmied her shoulders as she added: ‘Your solo parts are down and groovy, and rock and roll and that little shake on the pecs when it went forward like that.
Emphasising her eyes, she went on: ‘Well, he decided not to wear the shirt, and I mean the pecks were going.
‘I mean to say you’re just going from strength to strength, but you are quite extraordinary in every department.
As the audience and fellow judges hollered with laughter and cheers, she exclaimed: ‘Oh, I’m blushing.’
