Her energy, passion and talent won Fleur East a legion of new fans on Strictly Come Dancing.
The singer made it to the 2022 final with her professional partner Vito Coppola, after scoring the first perfect 40 of the series with a couple’s choice routine that head judge Shirley Ballas said was “iconic” and would “go down in history”.
Even so, when the BBC’s hit show returned this year, Fleur, 35, fully expected to be tuning in from her sofa as the spotlight fell on the new cast of celebrities.
Instead, she’s back in the fold, having taken alongside former professional dancer Janette Manrara.