Alex Kingston dazzled the Strictly Come Dancing judges last week with her rumba.
Dancing alongside her pro partner Johannes Radebe to Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car', the Doctor Who actress earned praise from head judge Shirley Ballas who got up from her seat and congratulated her. She also awarded the first 10 of the series, the first time that's ever happened for a rumba in week 4.
Speaking about the routine on It Takes Two tonight, October 27, judge Craig Revel Horwood said he thought the routine, that earned 36 points, was "overmarked".
"I want to see a little bit more pizzazz and splash," he said. "I just find it gets a little bit samey and a bit, dare I say, D-U-L-L dull darling!
"I think it would be really nice for her to take bigger risks. She's got great technique, she's a fantastic actress. I think she's wonderful, she shows real commitment and promise to this show and you can see how hard she works on technique as well.
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"Shirley was right about her technique as well, it was really good, but I wanted to see a little bit more reach in her rumba. A little bit more passion."
Craig didn't hold back as he spoke to host Fleur East about the contestants, adding a brutal review for Vicky Pattison.
The former reality star performed her Couple's Choice dance to Cheryl's 'Fight For This Love' for Icons week, and was told it was the best she had performed so far.
"It's amazing to see her confidence grow, when she first started I had no real hope for her to be honest. I just thought, this is going to be a disaster. Actually it wasn't.
"She is learning more and more and with her confidence growing like this she now needs to learn to love every single genre as much as she loves that genre," he added.
"This Icons week was terrific for her, you've got a story, you've got someone you were behind and you've got music you love dancing to. You just need to learn to love whatever it is next week."
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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Catherine is an Evening News Editor at Digital Spy, and was the site's News Editor between 2018 and 2024. Prior to that, she worked at OK! Online, and has interviewed a slew of celebrities across her career in entertainment news, including Tom Hanks, Cheryl and Noel Fielding. Catherine also has specialist knowledge in all things drag, interviewing a huge portion of RuPaul’s Drag Race stars, and getting her own drag makeover for Channel 4's show Drag SOS. LinkedIn
