{"id":42034,"date":"2023-12-16T21:34:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T20:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1945941"},"modified":"2023-12-16T23:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T22:11:21","slug":"strictlys-ellie-leach-scores-her-first-40-for-final-dance","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictlys-ellie-leach-scores-her-first-40-for-final-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly\u2019s Ellie Leach scores her first 40 for final dance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ellie and Vito performed their American Smooth to Ain’t That A Kick In The Head by Robbie Williams. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 16 December 2023 at 20:34 PM<\/p>

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Ellie Leach has scored her first perfect 40 of the season after impressing the judges with the last dance during the Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> final.<\/p>\n

Ellie and her partner Vito Coppola<\/a> performed their favourite dance, an American Smooth to Ain\u2019t That A Kick In The Head by Robbie Williams, which saw the judges give her four 10s.<\/p>\n

When the pair originally performed the American Smooth in week seven they scored 39 points and it\u2019s clear they have taken on Craig Revel Horwood\u2019s comments about some missed heel leads.<\/p>\n

Horwood told the Coronation Street<\/a> actress it has been \u201cwonderful to see you grow and develop, you ooze confidence and beam, and it makes me proud, you are fabulous\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fellow judge Motsi Mabuse said: \u201cYou\u2019ve gone from star to superstar, that was sensational, made a little mistake but you let it go\u201d.<\/p>

Head judge Shirley Ballas told Ellie: \u201cYou\u2019ve gone from shy young lady to flawless dancer and bundle of joy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ellie Leach has previously opened up about what it would be mean for her to win the competition, noting she already feels like she has won.<\/p>\n

Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Ellie said:\u201dStrictly has always been a dream, so to have had this experience, I already feel like I\u2019ve won.<\/p>\n

\u201cI genuinely do feel like I\u2019ve won. Obviously, it would be nice to win, but coming into Strictly I just wanted to have fun and enjoy every single moment, and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ve done. So if we win, amazing, and if we don\u2019t win, it\u2019s still amazing. I\u2019ve had the most incredible experience.\u201d<\/p>