Fleur East had a night to remember in Blackpool on Saturday night as she got the first perfect score of the new series, even forcing notoriously hard to please judge Craig Revel-Horwood to finally dust off his 10 paddle.
After landing in the bottom two twice, Fleur has enjoyed a rich run of form right when it matters. She and pro psrtner Vito Coppola topped the Strictly leaderboard with their sensational samba to Hot, Hot, Hot last week and the second it was confirmed that the pair would be taking to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom to a Destiny's Child megamix for their Couple's Choice, fans were expecting great things.
Prior to taking to the floor by the seaside on Saturday night, Fleur delivered an emotional VT, in which she spoke about her parents' love for music and constant support for her career, as she described feeling that entering The X Factor in 2014 was her 'last chance.' The video was tinged with sadness as Fleur explained that her dad, a massive Strictly fan, had passed away and would have been so proud of her making it to Blackpool.
