Strictly fans 'spot Claudia' during 'best ever' pro dance in homage to Beyoncé

Strictly Come Dancing couples returned to the dancefloor on Saturday night with the first-ever Icons Week theme. But on Sunday (November 3) it was time to bid farewell to another dancing duo.

However, before the dreaded dance off got underway the professional dancers got together to do a routine paying homage to Beyoncé with Johannes Radebe taking the lead.

But as Johannes unleashed his inner Sasha Fierce, some Strictly viewers had to do a double take after thinking host Claudia Winkleman had joined the dance as a pro dancer appeared sporting long black hair with a thick fringe.

Taking to X, one viewer wrote: "For a moment there, I thought that was Claudia #strictly", while a second added: "Nice of Claudia to join Johannes in the group routine tonight. #Strictly."

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"Thought that was Claudia for a second #Strictly", exclaimed one fan as another. Other fans wasted no time in flooding social media claiming the Beyoncé medley to be one of the best pro dance performances.

One fan wrote: "Oh I know Jojo was livinggggg!! One of my fave pro dances everrr #Strictly."

Another stated: "I AM SCREAMING!! pro dance of the series. Jojo is a true icon #strictly", while anothed chimed in: "Late to the #Strictly results but that pro dance was phenomenal! One of the best ever. Also I miss Oti."

Judges , Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, and Craig Revel Horwood all offered their expert advice to the remaining 10 couples and gave their scores on Saturday night. But everything changed following the public vote.

and Aljaž Škorjanec topped the leader board with a score of 39 as they performed their couple's choice routine to What About Us by Pink.

Reality star Pete transformed into to perform a Salsa to Another One Bites The Dust with Jowita. However, things didn't go quite to plan for the couple as they landed at the bottom.

Craig awarded Pete and Jowita four points and Shirley, Anton, and Motsi gave them six points each, making a grand total of just 22 out of 40.

However, it was Sam Quek and who become this year’s sixth couple to depart the dancefloor. The pair faced Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe in the dance-off who were saved by the judges.

The Strictly Come Dancing live show airs every Saturday on BBC One and iPlayer with the results show following on Sunday