Strictly Come Dancing is now well past the halfway mark and emotions have been running high with contestants. After last night’s performance, the body language showed some stars were feeling the pressure. Actor Karim Zeroual, 25, was left disgusted after his performance and had the biggest meltdown of the show, Judi revealed.
Judi explained: “The saddest body language melt-down of the night came from Karim Zeroual, who has either been top or close to the top of the leaderboard with some spectacular dancing week after week.
“The pressure to get through this week to appear at Blackpool next week – always over-hyped on this show – seemed to get to him though and produce a below-standard-for-him Viennese waltz.”
Each year, contestants will strive to get to the live Blackpool special, which usually takes place on week 9 of the competition.
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The actor clearly felt the pressure of the upcoming special and his body language showed he felt devastated with his performance.
“It’s always difficult to watch a perfectionist who has made a mistake and poor Karim appeared to make more than one in his routine,” she added.
“His facial denial gestures turned into winces of pain and anguish before his top lip curled up in an expression of dislike. He told Amy he was disgusted he went wrong and then his tears began to fall.”
Although Karim tried to keep a brave face, Judi explained how he was left devastated after the results.
“A trooper to the end he was calling out ‘I’m fine, it’s cool’ when his facial expressions were telling us that he was devastated,” she added.
“He got a group cuddle but I think only not being in the dance-off will put the smile back onto his face again.”
Last night, sports presenter, Mike Bushell’s body language revealed he put on an “odd and wobbly’ display.
At the end of his dance, Mike ended up on the floor and Katya gave him a gesture which could have been taken as a rejection.
Judi said: ““They ended their dance with an odd and rather wobbly knee-lift that made them look rather like a tower of Jenga blocks and with Mike left lying on the floor he raised his hand for a lift up from Katya but she stepped back, appearing to flick his hand away.
“It was hard to decipher her intentions with this gesture and it could have been a modest refusal to share the glory with Mike or a refusal to share the criticism he was about to hear.”