It’s been a long running Strictly joke that Anton du Beke is given one of the bigger challenges of the celebrity dancers but this year could finally be his year.
Partnered with Katie Derham, the pair wowed judges with a jive that netted them a massive score of 26 – leading him to excitedly exclaim: ‘that normally takes weeks of accumulation!’
His jaw dropping in the wake of Katie’s magical first dance, Anton finally has a realistic victory in sight.
And Twitter viewers couldn’t be happier for him as they shared his thrills at finally being paired with a decent dancer: