Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington Rumba to Rise Like A Phoenix by Conchita Wurst ✨ BBC Strictly 2023

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Celebrities take to the dance floor to perform a dazzling display of ballroom routines.
Strictly Come Dancing ✨ Series 21 ✨ BBC
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[@ohwhatsoccurin5131]

Angela is just incredible! A smile on my face from start to finish. She's my winner! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@brianofarrell4982]

just love her.

[@YesYes-hn4fy]

Proof we need an Eurovision themed night

[@alittlechese2567]

THANK YOU

[@janetanscombe260]

YES! ❤‍🔥

[@kirstyyyyy]

Agreed!!!

[@user-zm2pl2lx5i]

Now that's agreed! Musicals week should go.

[@Limara64]

That’s not the Wurst idea you’ve ever had 😂. See what I did there 😂

[@PreppiesX0X0]

She’s incredible. I thought she’d struggle with this but boy was I wrong! She was excellent! She’s a delight to watch and what the actual hell, she’s 79! At that age she’s incredible to know how to do all the incredible things she does with her turns and leg actions! Well done Angela!!! ❤❤

[@ethanmccloskey8924]

I personally LOVED this dance, it was PHENOMENAL! And not just for her flexibility! For her excellent balance, her energy, her beautiful arm extensions, just WOW! And then the legs on top of it!!! AB-SO-LUTELY MARVELOUS!!!

[@merrylmarsh9037]

Angela in an inspiration for we senior girls. She looks sensational!!!! What terrific performance. Thanks Angela💖

[@rafaelyaguaro2842]

Godsmack! WHAT a dance!! This year theres tons of talent, and I hope Kai gets his first fully finale!

[@annaconstantinou7961]

Angella rippon is on fire.Outstanding performance .She is youth itself.This performance made me cry with joy .What a delight .She put so much in it yet it looked effortless.Go Angella ❤😊❤

[@daphnethurlow5388]

Just beautiful Angela and Kai..She has so much grace and sense of timing..this is stunning..

[@richshackleton8104]

As a 28 year guy it wasn't until I started watching Strictly this year that I realised quite how much I fancied Angela

[@pnklady3788]

This was my favourite by far last night! I can tell by the amount of times I rewatch on KZbin and I have rewatched this at least 5 times!! Amazing!!

[@andrewrichards7452]

The dance of death became the dance of life. Go Angela. I think Eric and Ernie would have been proud.

[@kathybarry2765]

Yes..😄

[@darrenvoysey7734]

brings me sunshine!

[@djayejournay1882]

Holy hell! This woman is 79!!! Great job Angela and Kai.

[@marymurphy8757]

UNREAL FOR A WOMAN OF 79 !..

[@nicholasjames695]

Transcending the cosmos and rearranging the sky, that dance was truly perfect and I may cry

[@EleanorOF]

You know what, forget her age, forget that she's a national treasure, forget all of that - this was an amazing performance! I don't even like the Rumba and I thought it was amazing! Angela and Kai for the Final!! 🎉

[@brucewayne7838]

i hope angela wins . she is AMAZING for her age !

[@ss-ez4jb]

10 for bringing such passion, sensuality and beauty to this dance.Angela is doing it for the invisible women .❤

[@MoominJude]

79 for goodness sake!! You go girl!!

[@chalkiememe4183]

Oh my, this was wonderful. Angela is a class act, fantastic.

[@Youknow831]

This is my favourite dance ever and Angela frigging smashed it!!!!!! Absolutely amazing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🩷

[@waynejones750]

Oh my God! Fantastic 🎉

[@bessieburnet9816]

I love her!! Every time she performs! So epic!! Great Rumba! Anything fire related is good in my books! Score deserved! Angela Rippon is a class act!

[@4Leatrice]

OUTSTANDING!

[@annachern6976]

Winner!!!

[@kerryhart9636]

Nearly 80 and did splits oh my word really delighted Angela is doing so well.

[@robertaevans9658]

Stunning dance! Angela is amazing ❤

[@user-xn3ks1tl1f]

Angela Ripon has shown us she certainly can dance. For her age she is superlative in condition and flexibility. Congrats. to her and personally I hope she comes very near the top or wins. I know an incredible amount of physical hard work goes in to each performance and she gets there. She deserves all the plaudits and more to achieve these results at 78. 💕💕💕💕

[@cathsmithy]

Bloody brilliant - go Angela Rippon

[@esterordonez8747]

Angela and Kai! Estuvieron maravillosos!! Sra es UD una belleza. Su baile fantástico. UD es atemporal. Y Kai, ya lo dije muchas veces. Eres un fantástico coach. Y bailarín. Haces brillar a quien esté a tu lado! Felicitaciones! Todas mis fuerzas para uds! Desde Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷🌹

[@dyaneleblanc6447]

She did great. This dance is hard on stars. I think she held her own. Good for her.

[@jakebowlertheatre]

I love what angela brings to the competition. Shes a real class act. There were elements of this that felt a bit more like an Argentine tango than a rumba mainly as in rumba the feet are supposed to remain in contact with the floor much more than what we saw here. Still, overflowing with quality (and flexibility, blimey) 7

[@edwardstrickland5971]

I love her style; her elegance; her ageless beauty; her whole character; Oh...AND I absolutely adore her outstanding dancing! Angela deserves that glitter ball! ✨️

[@petertomlinson6107]

Word perfect my friend. 👍

[@carolinequirke5202]

What an amazing beautiful woman ,she is bringing the elegance and beauty back to Strictly ❤which is starting to get very scarce , every year is making a difference to the way the show was .

[@ians3207]

When Craig said that she was bringing Jessica Lange American Horror Story vibes, none of the crowd seemed to know what he meant. In my mind he was talking about Fiona Goode (Lange's character) in AHS Coven, definitely high praise.....

[@angelatappenden363]

Great dancer and for her age even more brilliant winner in my eyes

[@annebutler2648]

wow,proof that age is just a number,out standing,and all done with class.🌹

[@themancunian777]

Nice Dance Angela and Kai 😃👍

[@joemercedeschannel196]

Angela was incredible today. I honestly love this performance today. Her balance and Energy was outstanding today. She's the oldest celebrity on the show this season and she's bringing back Debbie Mcgee Vibes for me. 9/10

[@graceamamilo6704]

Angela was wonderful in today's performance I enjoyed watching her dance steps with her dance partner kai from beinging to the end of the dance

[@kristinejarvis4003]

This dance was stunning, Angela is amazing❤❤

[@stargazerlse]

79 and still giving it all and still hustling... kids of today, this is what you need to be to have longevity in any profession!!!

[@meredithgrace4337]

Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington Next dancing the Rumba. This was like something from a James Bond movie, there was hardly any hip rotation and looked a little tentative but what an amazing performance this was I hope this paring goes far.

[@debrahouston1374]

Classy elegant, just beautiful!!!

[@pennyandfishy7241]

Score - *8/10* So much better than last week, I liked this dramatic and balletic approach to this Rumba. Surely Shirley meant fluidity instead of flexibility because one thing for sure is, Angela doesn't need any work on her flexibility, two splits, an arabesque and a lovely back bend, fabulous 😵 her line really hughlighted the elegance and control that is needed and it was absolutely there. It was a shame about the hip action and I would have liked to have seen a stronger Rumba walk but she coressed the floor beautifully and what a lovely finish. She absolutely rose like a phoenix here, Kai is doing so well with the routines and ideas too, I'm really enjoying this partnership

[@liloanddaisy2020]

I saw Conchita leave a comment on a post about this on my Instagram this morning!

[@Thomassteven00]

I’m dying for Angela to do a Viennese Waltz

[@Anonymous-xk4fy]

OUTSTANDING! Literally just speechless ❤ 9/10

[@Miss_Pearls]

Watched this with my mouth wide open! Angela Rippon!!!! 🔥

[@sarahjones8396]

OMG, she’s incredible for her age. I know her age shouldn’t be the point but I can’t think of any other people of that age who could do half of that! In fact, I’m considerably younger than Angela and I couldn’t do that!

[@eileenmurray980]

Agreed!

[@JONAS-co4ut]

Goosebumps! And charged with passion! Angela R is such an asset to this years' lineup! And so is Kai W - he's added so much to SCD since he joined - bland professionals and my interest dwindles!

[@aljones75]

It all came together this week, outstanding and great song.

[@scxrletswift]

Angela and Kai - Week 4 🌟 Dance: Rumba Scores: Craig: 8 Motsi: 7 Shirley: 8 Anton: 8 Total: 31 Joint 4th/13 on the leaderboard Result: Safe

[@jaderoberts5574]

Angela and Kai wow this was amazing love the partnership so much can’t wait to see what else they bring to the floor

[@ninoj3774]

Angela is one of the competitors who has surprised me the most this year. I thought she'd be eliminated soon, but she's doing really well. Great partnership between her and Kai.

[@user-qu8dk8wk8z]

This is how ballroom is done without frills and over the top antics Which hides the lack of elegance To think a lady of her age who can pull if a dance with most young professionals would find it hardv to match . And the style and length of Angela's Made her look so much younger

[@naimaboukhouf]

Few times She overmaked despite She is surprising I didn't get her scores !!! Often

[@The_Griffins_99]

This was phenomenal 👏

[@Hyperlophus]

I was gobsmacked. I want that level of flexibility and control when I’m in my 70s.

[@bukurie6861]

💥🌟So beautiful performance and brillant voice❤Bravo👏👏👏👏👏

[@antheatheobald4180]

Watching from Australia fantastic Angela . You’ve go the best legs and style . Your amazing ❤❤

[@GaryWalshDublin]

Wow. She is 78. This is incredible.

[@happyas]

Wow she deserves to win.

[@andrewjones-productions]

I can remember Angela Rippon becoming something of a sensation when she appeared on the Morecambe and Wise show and demonstrated her incredible dancing skills. In those days, people on TV were pigeonholed into their various roles and to have the Nine O' Clock News newsreader dancing on stage was a shock to the system to many and the general public weren't really used to people crossing over into other roles. Especially a serious newsreader dancing. It was akin to the notion of the Archbishop of Canterbury telling a dirty joke live on television. In many ways, Angela Rippon broke that glass ceiling along with being one of the very first female regular newsreaders. With that in mind, it doesn't surprise me to see the 79 year old Angela Rippon continuing to demonstrate that anything is possible. A wonderful performance by her.

[@rw8733]

She's absolutely magnificent 😊

[@GreatBritishDude-28]

This woman is an absolute legend!

[@rw8733]

National treasure. 😊

[@GreatBritishDude-28]

@@rw8733 Exactly! 😉

[@mellybeetaylor8177]

That was outstanding!! Those legs I mean COME ON!!!!!!!

[@mellybeetaylor8177]

9/10

[@megsmarsden9388]

Wonderful well done Angela and Kai

[@margaretbuckley9309]

ANGELA IS AMAZING WELL DONE 👍

[@lchanceiv]

just class and elegance!!!

[@sharonlee4773]

WOW! Pure class,most women 40 years younger than Angela couldn't have pulled that off! Respect xx

[@nataliacverckova1368]

Wow she’s honestly incredible love her! Hope she goes far in the competition ❤❤❤

[@Steelman6666]

Wow just wow I hope I can move like that if I ever get to that age

[@aldoromano-be8su]

Angela is spectacular. I remember Debbie McGee was also incredible a few years ago.

[@MoominJude]

She was ,but she was nearly twenty years younger than Angela.

[@kevinmckenzie1312]

79 and performing like this, so impressive

[@pennyandfishy7241]

Judge' scores ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Craig - 8 Motsi - 7 Shirley - 8 Anton - 8 Total - 31

[@esthercleary3750]

Fantastic 10

[@jaaproos8062]

Deep, deep and deep respect❤❤❤❤

[@gerardsloan1593]

OMG she is amazing, consistent and gets better every week. One to watch, she is not quite the wildcard (like a certain newsreader is) but she is brilliant, she is more flexible than I am (I'm 35 lol). Have a good day reader :)

[@thomaspeterson3769]

Anyone else think that Len would have loved this?

[@Thomassteven00]

Great performance and leg extensions Angela did a great job my only complaint was I wish there was some hip action but it was still a nice routine

[@sharronhorsey6168]

Amazing!

[@ABrown2003]

Listening to this as I’m going into third year of uni after having a couple of iffy years, grades/placement-wise. Angela R was just freaking incredible - not just for her age but full stop! And you’ve got to give it to Kai for the choreo in that.

[@dajtoad1]

Not entirely sure it was a rumba, and those hips didn’t move, but she’s 79 so I’m giving her a sneaky pass on that one! Still, I enjoyed the hell out of it. What a performance.

[@charlotte9263]

they were good

[@adlemmwanza2801]

For anyone who needed proof age is just a number...

[@traceybradbury5022]

I really like Angela 😊😊

[@Limara64]

Ahhhh dearest Ms Rippon, I got the same thrill & joy as when first we saw your legs come out from behind the news desk on Morecambe & wise. Tonight you were phenomenal, you took my breath away & made me glad I spent all these years stretching MY legs, which are supple as yours, because of your inspiration. Now mightily inspired again, I’m going to do more with my 60yr old supple legs, but what I know not. Love to you, enjoy & good luck ❤

[@jik3905]

God bless ❤

[@daneshadaniels2051]

A beautiful performance 🥹👏👏👏👏👏

[@derpypopcorn1255]

🌟Judges Scores & Comments 🌟 Angela R. & Kai - Rumba Craig - 8 Good - - Jessica Lange in American Horror Story (Yes!!) In a good way - Loved it Not So Good - - Motsi - 7 Good - - Legs - Timing - Spine Not So Good - - More body needed Shirley - 8 Good - - Swivel - Bevel on the feet - Balance - Splits Not So Good - - A little bit more flexible - Bit more action Anton - 8 Good - - Promenade - Elegant Rumba Not So Good - - Total - 31 Placed Joint 4th/13 on the Leaderboard Result: Safe

[@lornamclellan1492]

Dance of the night ❤

[@bethanylightowler6436]

Nope I don’t know why I don’t like her much I love Nigel he is amazing

[@charlotte241000]

I think she has the best partner in kai he reminds me a lot of anton with his style of teaching

[@suziet.4845]

wow

[@beverleypender5931]

I wouldn’t mind doing that Rumba with Kai!

[@mariapiapiluso4975]

Bello ed elegante 👏

[@christinepinkney4124]

Wonderful

[@user-sc3oy2hg3o]

10 FROM ME

[@amandaescapes6321]

Angela is 79! She is utterly amazing 🤩

[@StephaniePatterson359]

We need this show in the USA. It’s far superior to our Dancing With the Stars in every way.

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

Wow Angela Rippon is still an amazing dancer!!

[@vwotherspoon7029]

Fantastic

[@ravenclawrumba7096]

I do take into account she is now 79 years old but I would still like to see some hip action and movement in the upper body then I feel this would have been perfect because she had the steps and everything just not really any rhythm, so so impressive 7/10