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Evening Standard
Naomi Clarke

Tasha Ghouri secures first perfect 40 of Strictly Come Dancing 2024

Tasha Ghouri (Ray Burmiston/PA) - (PA Media)

Love Island star Tasha Ghouri has been awarded the first perfect score of the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing series for an elegant American Smooth with her professional partner Aljaz Skorjanec.

The 26-year-old, who is the show’s second deaf contestant, performed a series of high lifts and dips during their dance to Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi to secure the top score of 40 during Saturday’s live show.

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