Strictly contestant Karen Carney 'exceeds expectations' as fans 'obsessed' with Birmingham-themed dance
Strictly Come Dancing fans were pleased to see the city of Birmingham being honoured on Saturday night
Former footballer and journalist Karen Carney and professional dance partner Carlos Gu earnt themselves a near-perfect score of 38 out of 40 after they performed the Argentine Tango to the Peaky Blinders theme tune Red Right Hand.
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Donning flat caps and smart waist coats, Solihull-born Karen, who also played for Birmingham City, and Carlos dedicated the dance to the people of Birmingham.
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During Saturday night's episode of Strictly Come Dancing, Karen admitted she is "obsessed" with Peaky Blinders, a TV series set in Birmingham in the early 1920s starring Cillian Murphy, and dedicated the dance to the people of Birmingham.
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Feeding back after their dance, Motsi says “what a night, another fabulous number, challenging choreography, amazing”. Shirley adds “smashed it, intensity and focus, sure-footed, loved the role reversal”.
Anton comments “she’s back and better than ever, extraordinarily good," while Craig concludes “wanted smoother passing of feet and looser leg but clean, confident, loved it”.
And Strictly fans raced to social media to share their love and "pride" for the dance. @ikin_rache6855 said: "By Order Of The Peaky Blinders our fellow Brummie smashed it!"
X user @aama25_em wrote: "That was an amazing dance. Karen will did smash the Peaky Blinders dance", while @blue_laur11 penned: "By order of the Peaky Blinders Karen and Carlos served !! I loved it for me dance of the night I love Peaky Blinders the dance was fantastic and Karen did amazingly."
@aama25_em wrote: "ARGENTINE TANGO PEAKY BLINDERS EDITION? MAJOR SLAY", and @lucymaygoodwin said: "As soon as I heard Karen Carney, Carlos, Argentine tango and peaky blinders, I was sold. Nailed it"
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@RyanSoapKing25 said: "As a fellow Brummie I am proud as punch for Karen right now. I'm OBSESSED with the whole Peaky Blinders theme. The concept was fantastic. What a dance!"
Strictly fan @scddevereaux said: "YASSSS (in a brummy accent)", and @darrenbizzle2 added: "Karen is definitely a dark horse and an exceptionally good dancer"
Upon learning the scores, @biscuitl9ver said: "That was such a well deserved score for Karen", and @carrie_walsh_ exclaimed: "I'm obsessssssed with Karen. Like I actually want to cry. That was so good"
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@kellyloumugg said: "Wow. Karen REALLY exceeded my expectations there!!!!! Bravo!"
This week in BBC Strictly Come Dancing, the contestants got into the festive spirit with a spooky Halloween-themed episode.
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During the Halloween special, Ellie and Vito performed to Abracadabra by Lady Gaga and received a score of 27, Vicky and Kai performed first on Saturday night, as they danced to Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler, garnering a healthy score of 31.
As of this week, the eliminated contestants are Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley, Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova, Ross King and Jowita Przystal, and Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden.
After Saturday’s Halloween Spooktacular, fans will have to wait until Sunday night to find out who is being eliminated this week.
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Strictly Come Dancing The Results will be available to watch on BBC One at 7:30pm on Sunday, November 2.
RHOC’s Gretchen Rossi Explains Her Lack of Reaction to Claims of ‘Liking’ Anti-LGBTQ Posts as Tamra Reveals What Made it “Worse” and Emily Shares What Was “Concerning”
Gretchen Rossi was accused of “liking” a series of controversial posts, including homophobic messages and anti-abortion rights statements, on Thursday’s finale episode of the 19th season of
As Gretchen, 47, explained why she didn’t have much to say after the accusations were made, her co-stars, including
“I was so confused because, in my heart, I’m like, ‘There’s no way I would’ve liked a post like that.’ What am I supposed to say to this? I know fundamentally in my heart what I feel and how I believe, so, but it’s like, how are you supposed to defend that in that moment?” Gretchen wondered on the October 30 episode of the
“I thought you would have come unhinged if you knew in your soul that it was not you,”
Meanwhile, Emily, who said she would have been “livid” if similar accusations were made against her, expected Gretchen to lash out at Tamra.
“I thought that her reaction would’ve been, ‘F*ck you, Tamra. This is you creating bullsh*t about me.’ And that’s what I thought the reaction might be, and then I was gonna sit and analyze that. But there was no reaction from her,” she noted as Tamra added that Gretchen’s lack of a reaction “made it worse.”
“If someone was accusing me of something, you just want to go, ‘How can I prove that this is ridiculous, that this is so not true?’” Heather reasoned.
As for what else raised a red flag for Emily, she gave a nod to Gretchen’s chat with
“The other things that was concerning for me is that she showed no emotion or really any kind of reaction until after she spoke to Slade. I don’t know where you land because I can’t tell what’s genuinely you and what’s Slade guiding you,” she explained.
Elsewhere, Shannon said she “can’t imagine” that Gretchen did what she’s accused of.
“I’ve seen a kind, devoted mom, [a] faith-based gal, and a girl who has a lot of friends in the LGBTQ community. So I don’t know. I’m waiting with you to see what happens,” she told Heather. “Something doesn’t make sense about all of it.”
Shannon then noted that everyone reacts differently to different scenarios.
“Shannon Beador laughs. Gretchen just was blindsided and like, ‘What?’ And some people are [deer] in the [headlights] and some people go, and they’re very vocal about what’s going on. So I don’t want to judge her based on her reaction,” she concluded.
The three-part Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 reunion begins next Thursday, November 6, at 8/7c on Bravo.
