{"id":290672,"date":"2025-11-30T01:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T01:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/290672\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T01:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T01:55:11","slug":"bbc-strictlys-amber-davies-sobs-with-joy-as-judges-award-her-a-perfect-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/290672\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Strictly’s Amber Davies sobs with joy as judges award her a perfect score"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amber Davies was overcome with emotion after achieving a flawless score on Saturday evening’s Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n

The performer shed tears following her energetic jive routine with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin, which earned them their first perfect 40 of the series.<\/p>\n

The judges awarded maximum marks for their performance to Tina Turner’s Proud Mary during week 10 of the BBC competition.<\/p>\n

Ms Davies struggled to contain her emotions before leaving the dancefloor to prepare for the evening’s Instant Dance challenge.<\/p>\n

\"Amber<\/p>\n

Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin scored a perfect 40 from the judges tonight<\/p>\n

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BBC\/ Kieron McCarron<\/p>\n

The achievement marked a significant moment in the competition, with only six couples remaining in the race for the glitterball trophy.<\/p>\n

Head judge Shirley Ballas declared herself “speechless” following the performance, highlighting Ms Davies’s “outstanding” footwork throughout the routine.<\/p>\n

The choreography demanded exceptional stamina and precision, which the judges felt Davies delivered consistently.<\/p>\n

Motsi Mabuse praised the contestant for maintaining remarkable energy levels whilst executing the demanding steps. <\/p>\n

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Amber Davis and Nikita Kuzmin<\/p>\n

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BBC<\/p>\n

She commended the West End star for keeping the performance “tight” and “energised” despite the iconic song’s potential to overwhelm the choreography.<\/p>\n

Anton Du Beke’s assessment focused on the vitality of the performance, stating “I wrote down ‘I love energy’. It was so brilliant that’s basically all I wrote.”<\/p>\n

Craig Revel Horwood, known for his exacting standards, delivered his verdict in characteristic fashion with a single word: “Fab-u-lous!”<\/p>\n

Ms Carney matched Ms Davies’s achievement with her own perfect score alongside professional dancer Carlos Gu. <\/p>\n

Their Couple’s Choice routine, performed to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way, left the former footballer visibly emotional after receiving four tens from the judging panel.<\/p>\n

The routine incorporated various dance styles including breakdancing elements, earning a standing ovation from the studio audience.<\/p>\n

Craig Revel Horwood declared that the performance had propelled Carney “into the Champions’ League, darling.”<\/p>\n

Motsi Mabuse enthusiastically praised the routine, stating “Girl… this was just everything. This is a step up. This is the next level. Congratulations. You knocked it out of the park.”<\/p>\n

Shirley Ballas became emotional herself, saying “I’m emotional because I love a strong woman, you are a superstar.”<\/p>\n

The competition reached its tenth week following last Saturday’s Blackpool special, where all contestants progressed after La Voix withdrew due to injury. <\/p>\n

The remaining six couples faced additional pressure with the introduction of a new Instant Dance challenge.<\/p>\n

The format twist required contestants to discover their dance style moments before performing, with couples given just ten seconds to prepare a 40-second routine.<\/p>\n

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Amber Davies was visibly emotional after being awarded her first perfect score<\/p>\n

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BBC<\/p>\n

Lewis Cope and Katya Jones ultimately won the challenge, earning six additional points.<\/p>\n

Earlier performances saw mixed results across the evening. Alex Kingston struggled with her cha-cha, receiving a four from Craig Revel Horwood after multiple errors.<\/p>\n

George received 34 points for his quickstep despite admitting mistakes, whilst Lewis Cope earned 36 for his rumba before the Instant Dance victory.<\/p>\n

Anton Du Beke described Carney’s performance as “an absolute celebration of you”, adding “I’m going to take a phrase from my friend down the end. That was Ah. May. Zing.”<\/p>\n

Both Ms Davies and Ms Carney received tens from all four judges, Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.<\/p>\n

The perfect scores placed them jointly at the top of the leaderboard before the Instant Dance points were added.<\/p>\n

Ms Balvinder Sopal scored 28 for her jive after footwork errors, whilst maintaining her characteristic humour about potentially facing another dance-off.<\/p>\n

The evening featured notable mistakes from several contestants, with Alex Kingston receiving her lowest score since week one.<\/p>\n

The results show on Sunday will determine which couple leaves the competition ahead of the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amber Davies was overcome with emotion after achieving a flawless score on Saturday evening’s Strictly Come Dancing. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[243,830,96,1598,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-290672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-celebrity","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-strictly-come-dancing","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}