Fleur East had the comeback to end all comebacks on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday, when she bounced back from the dance-off to get a score of 38 out 40 and have Shirley Ballas on her feet, a week after the head judge was accused of being 'sexist' and 'having a problem' with the X Factor star.
And Shirley's standing ovation for Fleur did not go un-noticed by viewers at home.
Fleur was the early favourite to win in the eyes of experts, as soon as her name appeared on the Strictly line-up, with many fans also earmarking her as the one to beat. However, those expectations haven't really been borne out in the live shows, as, prior to Saturday, Fleur hadn't troubled the top of the leaderboard and received some rather lukewarm comments from the judges.
