BBC Strictly Come Dancing saw a series first on Saturday night when Lewis Cope and Katya Jones received a perfect score of 40 after their performance to Creep.
It came during the Halloween Spooktacular episode of the BBC dancing competition which saw the judges and contestants alike dressed up in spooky costumes and dancing to eerie tunes.
Actor and dancer Lewis Cope, known best for starring in Emmerdale, received a score of 10 from all four of the judges, including the hard-to-impress Craig.
Strictly fans have rushed to social media following their perfect performance to share how “emotional” they were after watching.
The pair performed to Radiohead’s Creep during the Halloween special(Image: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)
Over on X, formerly Twitter, @KellieC96 wrote: “im not even joking when i say that Im in tears after lewis and katya’s performance. i’ve been a fan of @Mrs_katjones for soo long & seeing her enjoy the fruits of her labor, after giving her all every series with every partnership, is just so damn beautiful!!”
Fellow Strictly fan @julesreed wrote: “Omg Lewis and Katya was amazing, made me all emotional definitely deserved them scores”
@calypsovoices penned: “Bloody HELL @LewisCopeUK – that was just magical!!! Tears here, absolute #Strictly 10 10 10 10!!!!!!”, and @SueWR24 wrote: “It’s been a long time since we’ve rewatched a dance. Katya and Lewis – that was the best dance ever on Strictly. Wow”
Also shared on X, @stuarty1973 said: “Been a long long time since I’ve seen a dance on #Strictly that I’ve wanted to watch again immediately! Lewis and Katya!”, and @sparkles589 commented: “Wow wow wow Lewis and Katya’s dance is one i will watch again and again.”
Dubbed one of the “greatest ever” dances, Strictly fan @KDCunliffe said: “The entire Katya and Lewis routine was one of the greatest ever The start was absolute genius.”
And @katyajcnes said: “let me rewind and watch lewis and katya again sorry to everyone else”.
Everyone got into the festive Halloween spirit on Saturday night (November 1)(Image: BBC)
Shirley Ballas, who serves as head judge, has returned this year alongside fellow judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke.
Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are presenting the 2025 series, however the pair recently announced that they would be leaving the show after this year.
Next week will mark the half-way point of the 2025 competition, with just nine pairs going through to the mid-way episode.
After Saturday’s Halloween Spooktacular, fans will have to wait until Sunday night to find out who is being eliminated this week.
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