Strictly Come Dancing star Saffron Barker found herself somewhat overshadowed during an interview with Claudia Winkleman in Saturday night’s live show, when professional dancer Gorka Marquez felt it was the perfect time to do a bit of flexing.
Saffron and AJ Pritchard were speaking to Claudia about how excited they were ahead of their Quickstep performance, which would go on to earn them third place on the leaderboard, despite the judges picking up on a couple of errors.
However, during the pair’s interview, Gorka clearly felt it was the opportune moment to do a bit of impromptu pectoral dancing, which definitely didn’t go unnoticed by viewers watching along on social media...Gorka making his pecs dance on #Strictly tonight is exactly the kind of tax-funded content I expect pic.twitter.com/qcMnGB0nDH— 𝕶𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙𝖞 ⚜ (@Cursed__Tea) November 16, 2019Anybody else notice Gorka dancing with his pecs in the background just after Emma got her scores?😂😂 #StrictlyComeDancing— Catt 🌦⭐️🍂🍁 (@cattbutt) November 16, 2019What about Gorka’s dancing pecs? #scd— Laura Thomson (@LKThomson) November 16, 2019Anyone else absolutely creasing at Gorka flexing his pecks whilst Claudia was talking to saffron? 😂😂😂 #Strictly— Bethany Ayling (@bethyy_M) November 16, 2019@gorkamarquez1 flexing your pecs behind AJ ‘s head hilarious! #strictly— Kate (@kakeybake13) November 16, 2019Gorks making his pecs dance was the highlight of my night #strictly@gorkamarquez1— clo (@chloegreen1997) November 16, 2019😂😂@gorkamarquez1 moving his pecs in the upper corner of the screenHe is so silly! #Strictly#TinyDancerNeedsAttention 😜😂— Ash 💜 (@HumanJukeboxAsh) November 16, 2019Gorka’s pecs aside, Strictly’s annual trip to Blackpool threw out a number of surprises on Saturday night, and they weren’t all good ones, either.
Comedian Chris Ramsey opened the show with a Salsa routine to Uptown Funk, which earned him his highest score of the series, including two nines from Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli.
Elsewhere, Anton Du Beke was also celebrating after EastEnders actress Emma Barton earned him his first ever 10s in 17 series.
However, some were disappointed to see Michelle Visage at the bottom of the leaderboard following her much-awaited Couple’s Choice routine to Madonna’s
Vogue, which she dedicated to the LGBTQ community.For the first time since joining Strictly in 2016, Gorka – who has previously performed with Tameka Empson, Alexandra Burke and Katie Piper – was not paired up with a celebrity on this year’s series, but continues to appear in group dances.
He will also be appearing in this year’s
Christmas special, where he and his girlfriend Gemma Atkinson will dance together on TV for the first time, having met on the show in 2017.MORE STRICTLY... Michelle Visage Addresses Claims Strictly Tour Row Was Over Money Strictly's Mike Bushell Addresses Claims He Was 'Relieved' To Leave The Competition Neil Jones' Face Is A Picture After Motsi Mabuse Makes Awkward 'Affair' Gaffe On Strictly