SALSA SUCCESS
Strictly Come Dancing fans stunned as Ashley Roberts nails iconic Dirty Dancing lift
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were stunned tonight as Ashley Roberts nailed the iconic Dirty Dancing lift.
The former Pussycat Doll danced a salsa to Time of My Life from the 1987 film with partner Pasha Kovalev during tonight's Movie Week.
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The couple obviously had to include the iconic lift made famous by the film's stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, and they completed it without incident.
As Pasha held Ashley, 37, aloft, the studio audience cheered, and the viewers at home took to Twitter to praise their efforts.
One wrote: "Not gunna lie, when she went to take the run for the lift I stopped breathing #strictly", while another added: "Ashley's just in a different league #Strictly."
A third tweeted: "THE LIFT!!! THEY SUCCESSFULLY DID THE LIFT!!!"
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A fourth was equally astounded, writing: "Ashley omg! Absolutely fantastic loved loved loved" while a fellow fan added: "Ashley and Pasha oh my goodness. That lift!!! Just OUTSTANDING #Strictly."
The judges were full of praise for the pair, although Craig Revel Horwood had some critical comments to make as usual, saying it lacked a "little bit of a straight leg".
And it led to a bit of a cat fight between him and fellow judge Bruno Tonioli who replied: "You know nothing about straight darling.
"You have absolutely no idea of what straight is!"
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Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli have a hilarious cat fight during Strictly's Movie Week
Craig replied: "Thank you Bruno for your wise words of wisdom once again."
Referencing Bruno's tumble earlier in the show, he added: "Go and fall off the chair again darling, that's where you belong...in the gutters."
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But standing up, Bruno, 62, took aim at Craig's previous hip surgery and said: "It's ok, I still have my own hips."
As the pair giggled, showing it was all just a bit of fun, Craig replied: "So far" .
Viewers loved the exchange, with one writing on Twitter: "Bruno shouting there's nothing straight about you at Craig honestly made my f***in day #Strictly."
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Another tweeted: "Craig and Bruno just there I can't even" with crying with laughter emojis.
A third added: "I think the combination between the dance and Craig and Bruno's war of words makes that THE best moment in #Strictly history!"
A fellow viewer agreed, writing: "Craig and Bruno having an adorable verbal cat fight is the best part of this week! But the dances are fabulous so far!"
A fifth added: "Oh wow that exchange between Craig and Bruno was hilarious!"
Ashley and Pasha scored an impressive 35 points for their routine, but they didn't manage to top the leaderboard by the end of the show, as Steps singer Faye Tozer and her partner Giovanni Pernice received 36 points for their Grease-themed quickstep.
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