 She continued: 'Each week Fleur shows impressive levels of enthusiasm, power and talent but, despite describing the experience of being in the dance-off first time around as 'awful' she was there again tonight, despite performing a dance that played to her strengths and despite performing it on her birthday. 'One dance-off can be like a shock to the system that focuses the energy and the determination but two can be deadly. 'Fleur's body language was hard to watch as beneath the mask of stoicism she looked devastated and the worry is she will be wondering and worrying why the viewers are voting like this.' Judi noted that the DJ 'audibly' groaned when her name was announced as the first confirmed for the dance-off, saying it was 'as though her worst fears had been confirmed'. Judi continued: 'She sucked her lips in, in her signature gesture of compressed emotions that she is trying to hold inside and she shook her head sadly. 'Vito dropped his head in a cut-off to hide his expression and then it reared right back, as though he had been punched. Judi said this week proved to be Fleur's 'bigge){kind=link}
Strictly Come Dancing’s Fleur East and Vito Coppola landed in the dreaded dance-off with James Bye and partner Amy Dowden, who became the fifth couple to go home
Strictly Come Dancing star Fleur East was left âbattered’ after her âworst fears were confirmed’ amid the dreaded dance-off on Sunday evening, a body language expert has said.
Judi James reflected on the X Factor alum’s devastated reaction to learning she would once again face the dance-off, going up against James Bye, who ultimately went home.
Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman confirmed Fleur was at risk following the Halloween special on Saturday night.
The star then danced her Salsa to Break My Soul by Beyoncé alongside professional dance partner Vito Coppola, under the watchful eye of judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.