Many Strictly Come Dancing fans were left saying the saying the same thing after Helen Skelton's first performance in Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing final - the judges should have picked a different dance
Helen and Strictly pro partner Gorka Marquez went into the final as second favourites to lift the Glitterball trophy, just behind long time frontrunners Hamza and Jowita, after an incredible journey over the last few months. One of the highlights of the couple's time on the hit BBC show came in Blackpool, when they got a near perfect score for their Quickstep to Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse's Valerie, a routine, which as well as scoring 39 out of 40, was hailed as one of 'the best of the series' by viewers.
So, when it was revealed, in keeping with Strictly tradition, that the judges would be choosing a dance for each couple to open the final with, it seemed likely that it would be the Quickstep. However, while it did come up in conversation as Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel-Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke weighed up their options, it ended up being snubbed in favour of their Jive.
