Nigel and Katya’s routine had one big hiccup.
Nigel Harman still boasted a strong viewer reaction to Strictly Come Dancing in Week 5.
The Casualty star and former EastEnders cast member performed a foxtrot with professional dance partner Katya Jones in the BBC One dance show this week.
The pair put in a sultry turn with a vintage bar setting to a performance of the Etta James classic I Just Want To Make Love To You, famously used in the adverts for Diet Coke.
However, amid the performance, there was a mistake which saw Nigel Harman mistakenly kick Katya’s leg which may have gone unnoticed at home but was picked up on by the judging panel.
As the pair received their critiques, there was praise for the couple but judge Anton Du Beke noted that he wouldn’t be able to award as many points as he would without that mistake.
In the end, Craig Revel-Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Shirley Ballas each awarded seven points to Nigel and Katya, while Anton gave them eight points, meaning they totalled a respectable 29 points for the leaderboard from the Strictly judges.
Despite this, Nigel’s fans were still reacting very warmly to his performance.
Even when Nigel is wrong, he’s so right #Strictly
— Denise Danks (@mmechevrolet) October 21, 2023
Nigel dancing to I Just Wanna Make Love To You? A million points from me #strictly 😍
— (((StarrFaithful))) (@StarrOutlook) October 21, 2023
Those trousers are doing a lot for Nigel #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing
— Theresa McDonagh (@TMcD1986) October 21, 2023
i didn't see the stumble, therefore it didn't happen, give nigel and katya tens idgaf #strictly
— ann - strictly era (@quandromache) October 21, 2023
However, not everyone was convinced by the performance of Nigel and Katya in the fifth week of this year’s season.
So nigel messes up big time but still gets high marks. #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing
— Zoë 🇬🇧 (@brummie1984) October 21, 2023
L O O K I love nigel but the judges made a point of saying how technically terrible that dance was and he and katya admitted they went wrong and made half of it up….. and yet he still got 7s and an 8??? 🥴 #strictly
— lauren. (@lozwinter) October 21, 2023
Well, can’t please them all!
The Strictly Come Dancing results show is on Sunday 22nd October at 7:15pm.
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