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'As good as any dance ever': Strictly star earns first 40 score of 2025 series
Lewis Cope and Katya Jones earned a perfect 40 for their Couple's Choice dance to Radiohead's 'Creep' during Halloween week, praised by judges as a historic performance.
- On Saturday, actor Lewis Cope and professional Katya Jones earned the first perfect 40 score of Strictly Come Dancing 2025 with their Couple's Choice to Radiohead's Creep during Halloween week, scoring 40/40.
- During the Halloween Spooktacular episode, Anton du Beke hailed the routine, saying `Well, good heavens above. I could say it’s the best dance of the series and it is by a million miles`, while Shirley Ballas described it as emotional.
- Fans on X reacted, saying `I was getting a bit bored of Strictly this year but wow, that dance from Lewis was like something from Joker! A third wrote`, and others posted `Standing ovation in the living room #Strictly` after the perfect 40 score, reflecting widespread praise.
- After Saturday’s Halloween Spooktacular, viewers will learn who is eliminated on Sunday night when results air on BBC One at 7:30pm on Sunday, November 2, and hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have said they will leave after this year.
- The score positions the pair as the highest-scoring couple so far, with no score below an 8 since week two, though some viewers alleged Cope had an unfair advantage from prior dance experience, which he rejected.
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