Fleur East thought she was going to be eliminated from 'Strictly Come Dancing' on her birthday.
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The former 'X Factor' star is currently competing in the BBC Latin and ballroom show alongside professional partner Vito Coppola but was convinced her time was up after the pair were forced into the bottom two again opposite 'EastEnders' actor James Bye and Amy Dowden as she celebrated her 35th birthday on Saturday (29.10.22).
She said: "Another Halloween scare for me! I was like surely not, surely the 'Strictly' gods are smiling down on me - it’s my birthday! I honestly thought ‘this is it, I’m gone’ because I was in the dance-off again, so I was prepared but I was so very, very thankful to the judges for saving us. I’m having such a good time, I love dancing with Vito and I feel like we’ve got so much more to show, so I’m really happy we’re here for another week."
The 'Sax' hitmaker - who previously defeated Richie Anderson and professional partner Giovanni Pernice in the dance-off in week three of the show - went on to add that she has "no idea" why she has ended up in the bottom two because she "does her best" every week and admitted that it is getting "so tough" now that the competition is at the halfway point.
Speaking on 'The Hits Radio Breakfast Show with Fleur East', she added: "‘I have no idea why I’m in the bottom two – it’s out of my hands, out of my control. All I can do is rehearse every week and do my best, have the most fun and that’s what I’m doing. All I hope is that we do enough this week to get through but it is getting so tough. We’re halfway now, halfway through the competition and everyone’s so good and everyone’s working really hard."
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