Hamza Yassin's Strictly partner 'doesn't know' how he pulled off near-perfect score

19 October 2022

Hamza Yassin's 'Strictly Come Dancing' pro partner Jowita Przystal "doesn't know" what happened to him last weekend when he topped the leaderboard.

Hamza Yassin's Strictly Come Dancing pro partner Jowita Przystal 'doesn't know' what happened to him last weekend when he topped the leaderboard

The 'Countryfile' presenter scored a near-perfect 39 points out of 40 after an impressive Salsa on the BBC One Latin and ballroom show, and Jowita was just as blown away as the judges were.

She said: "I don't know what happened to Hamza. He blew my mind on the night."

The pair's Salsa involved a number of lifts, and Hamza, 32, feared he might drop his pro partner, 28.

He said: "There was a certain fear throughout the whole dance.

"There was constant communication while we're dancing. We have to, to keep in time.

"Sometimes it's noises, like taka, taka, taka. It's really needed.

"There were about three or four hurdles in this last dance that I had to get over and I wasn't really getting them.

"At one point where I'm lowering her down she saw the struggle on my face and she basically gave me words of encouragement and I was like, 'OK, here we go.' "

The star also revealed he has shed more than a stone since taking part in the programme.

Speaking on 'Good Morning Britain', he added: "I've lost 8.5kg [18.7lbs], over a stone. All thanks to her [Jowita]. Training is hard on the body."

While Hamza topped the 'Strictly' leaderboard last week, pop star Matt Goss and his partner Nadiya Bychkova failed to impress the judges with their jive, scoring 20 out of 40.

The pair were eliminated from the show on Sunday night (16.10.22).