Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Faye Tozer tops the leaderboard with her first 40 as final six embrace Musicals Week

The final six gave it their all on Saturday night
Full house: Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice scored 40 for their Charleston
BBC/Guy Levy
Natasha Sporn1 December 2018

Strictly Come Dancing fans were overjoyed as Faye Tozer finally got a 40 during the quarter-final.

Tozer wowed with her Sound Of Music theme Charleston during Musicals Week, dressed as a puppet for their routine to The Lonely Goatherd.

The fun and energetic performance earned them a world of praise from the judging panel, with Bruno Tonioli hailing it worthy of Broadway.

He said: “That really was the crowd-pleasing, show-stopping delight. Take it to Broadway.

“It really was a theatrical masterpiece. Beautiful!”

Dame Darcey Bussell added: “I thought it was extraordinary. There was a move to every beat of the music.

“Every moment you reflected the character of the puppet. It was stunning, to perfection.”

Tozer and her partner Pernice were left in shock as Craig Revel Horwood pulled out his 10 paddle before they scored their first full house of the series, which earned them top spot - two ahead of Ashley Roberts.

Fans were so excited about the perfect score, rushing to Twitter to comment.

One wrote: “A 40 FOR FAYE AND GIOVANNI! WOW! So proud of these two! Amazing. #TeamGandT #Strictly.”

Another said: “Yesss!!! Over the moon for Team G&T. Faye and Giovanni's 1st 40 was long overdue #Faye #Strictly.”

“Didn't believe Faye and Giovanni would get 40, but they 100 deserve the score #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing2018,” gushed somebody else.

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