Strictly’s Bobby Brazier received some dance pointers from famous choreographer Jason Gilikson ahead of the much anticipated semi-final on Saturday.
Bobby, 20, danced alongside Strictly pro partner Dianne Buswell, 34, before professional ballroom dancer and choreographer Jason Gilikson stepped in to give him some pointers.
The EastEnders actor looked in his element during rehearsals as he wrapped his arms around Dianne as they practiced this week’s fance.
Nigel Harman’s elimination has left the contestants feeling shaken as the remaining couples make last-minute preparations ahead of the semi final Saturday evening.
For Saturday night’s show the final four pairings will be set to perform two dances in a bid to make it to the final.
The rehearsal snaps come after former Strictly dance professional Brendan Cole said the pair are being ‘overmarked’ after they received a 34 out of 40 for their salsa to (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life from the hit 1987 movie Dirty Dancing last week.
Strictly’s Bobby Brazier was spotted in the zone on Tuesday as he received some dance pointers from famous choreographer Jason Gilikson ahead of the much anticipated semi-final
Brendan also revealed that what the judges see compared to what the viewers see are two very different things, and he didn’t agree with the couple’s scores.
The dancer, who starred on the show between 2004 to 2018, told Sky Bingo: ‘Bobby shouldn’t have had anywhere near 34, but that’s the nature of the beast. What the judges see and what we see on television is often different…
‘It’s not always that easy to compare the two. In the studio you get a hyped audience, you get the audiences’ reaction, you get different lighting effects that we don’t see at home, plus [the judges] tend to really like him as a personality on the show.’
It comes before Bobby’s nan was recently banned from appearing in the Strictly audience over a bitter family feud.
Jackiey Budden, who is Bobby’s maternal grandmother, reportedly had a falling-out with Bobby’s father, Jeff Brazier, and since then she has been unable to secure a seat at any of this series’ live shows.
Poignantly, it meant that she missed Bobby’s emotional tribute to his late mother – and her only child – Jade Goody two weeks ago.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, friends of the family have claimed that Jackiey and Jeff, who has looked after Bobby since Jade’s death in 2009, had a falling out a few years ago and have not been able to make amends since.
Sources have also claimed that the 66-year-old is now desperate to make peace so that she can watch her grandson in next week’s Strictly final if he gets past the semi-final.
In the snaps Bobby, 20, can be seen dancing alongside Strictly pro partner Dianne Buswell , 34, before professional ballroom dancer and choreographer Jason Gilikson stepped in to give him some pointers
It comes after the exit of Nigel Harman left the contestants feeling shaken as the remaining couples make last-minute preparations ahead of the semi final Saturday evening
For Saturday night’s show the final four pairings will be set to perform two dances in a bid to make it to the final
Bobby and Dianne are preparing two dances for Saturday’s semi-final – a quickstep to Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin and a paso doble to Run Boy Run by Woodkid
It comes after Bobby confirmed in 2021 during an Instagram video that he was back in contact with his grandmother after losing touch.
He said: ‘I didn’t see her for ages – for way too long – but I went to see her twice recently. And honestly if there’s one woman you shouldn’t underestimate, it’s my nan. Honestly, she’s like a wizard! It’s nuts.’
Meanwhile, Bobby told the Mail of how he was inundated with letters following his tribute dance to his mother, who died of cervical cancer when he was just four years old.
He said: ‘There’s been a lot (of letters). I haven’t opened or read a lot of them but I’ve seen there’s been a lot of people writing.
The rehearsal snaps come after former Strictly dance professional Brendan Cole said the pair are being ‘overmarked’ after they received a 34 out of 40 for their salsa to (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life from the hit 1987 movie Dirty Dancing last week
Brendan also revealed that what the judges see compared to what the viewers see are two very different things, and he didn’t agree with the couple’s scores
‘We connected to a lot of people and communicated and translated something and that’s what I wanted to do. I think that’s what happens when you dance authentically and from your heart. I’m really glad that that happened.’
The EastEnders actor also confessed that he ‘loved’ his status as a sex symbol among his army of young fans, thanks to his Strictly performances.
Bobby and Dianne are preparing two dances for Saturday’s semi-final – a quickstep to Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin and a paso doble to Run Boy Run by Woodkid.
They will battle it out against the three other remaining couples: Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin.