BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland leaves viewers emotional with 'dance of the series

Strictly Come Dancing star Sarah Hadland left it all on the dancefloor tonight with fans getting "overly emotional" at her routine with partner Vito Coppola.

This week sees nine contestants remaining with the pressure higher than ever as they're all hoping to reach Blackpool Week on Saturday, November 16.

However, it hasn't been an easy night for everyone with some letting the pressure get to them and others getting emotional by their routines.

But this wasn't the case for actress Sarah Hadland and her partner Vito Coppola who were ready to perform the American Smooth to Proud by Heather Small, a song which her character often sings in the hit comedy show Miranda.

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While fans of the comedy are used to seeing the funny side of Sarah, they couldn't help but get overwhelmed when they watched her performance this evening.

Taking to X, formerly , to share their amazement at the couple's routine, one person wrote: "Wow!! Vito pulling out all the stops with Sarah!"

Another said: "That was glorious! Dance of the series! Wow. Nothing more to say.", while another wrote: "Wow wow wow. That looked incredible from Sarah & Vito."

Someone else then added: "Miranda is my feel good show, so I just got overly emotional at that dance."

The judges were also delighted with the couple's routine, scoring them a respectable 33 points, landing them fifth on the leaderboard.

At the end of the night though, it was former Love Islander and her partner Aljaž Škorjanec who scored the highest of the night with 37 points, thanks to their Quickstep to Mariay Carey's Fantasy.

So who's turn will it be to partake in the dreaded dance-off and who is going to be sent packing ahead of Blackpool Week?

Strictly Come Dancing continues every Saturday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.