Strictly's Shirley Ballas reveals favourite dance of 2021 series

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas had some high praise for one particular contestant on Friday's (October 8) The One Show, naming the star she thought had done the best dance of the 2021 series so far.

Okay, granted, there's only been two weeks of dancing so far, but still, this is high praise indeed.

As for who the major honour went to? Well, none other than this series' resident Dragon's Den entrepreneur.

Yep, Shirley certainly wasn't saying "I'm out" as she admitted to hosts Angellica Bell and Ronan Keating that she felt Sara Davies and her pro partner Aljaž Škorjanec's Week Two foxtrot to 'Tears Dry on Their Own' by Amy Winehouse was the standout.

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"Going to the bottom of the leaderboard and then suddenly coming back in Week Two and showing us that foxtrot that blew me away, and that take a lot to do," Shirley said, praising Sara for her footwork and timing during the performance.

Shirley also named Sara as her most improved of the new series.

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As for her one to watch, that went to Tilly Ramsay who Shirley pointed out was "loving every minute" of dancing last weekend.

Also getting a special mention during the head judge's BBC One chat was John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, who the star described as being "full of class".

"It's historic. It's wonderful," she added of the same-sex dance pairing.

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Shirley also dished on what's to come in the next episode, as Movie Week takes over the ballroom on Saturday (October 9).

She teased that "the whole show will be like nothing we've seen before", and if that's not exciting enough, you can check out all the upcoming songs and dances right here.

Pass the popcorn and let's get ready for the showdance at the Showcase.

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 continues this Saturday (October 9) on BBC One.