BBC Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec 'can't believe it' over show first after 11 years

Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec comments on third 'perfect score'

Strictly Come Dancing professional Aljaz Skorjanec was left speechless on Tuesday's It Takes Two after a surprise revelation.

Over the weekend, Aljaz, 34, and his celebrity dance partner Tasha Ghouri wowed the judges with their American Smooth to Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi, earning a perfect score of 40. The duo received a standing ovation for achieving the series' first 40.

On Tuesday's It Takes Two, host Fleur East shared a fun fact with Aljaz after their incredible milestone. Fleur, 37, revealed: "This was your third perfect score on the show, Aljaz. Your other two were with Abbey Clancy."

Aljaz, who was paired with Abbey in 2013 on series 11 and won the show with her, was stunned by the detail, remarking: "This is my first perfect score after Abbey Clancy?" to which Tasha asked: "How many years ago was that?" as Aljaz replied: "11 years ago!"

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec was left stunned on Tuesday's It Takes Two over a surprise revelation (Image: BBC)

Asking if it still impacts him in the same way getting that perfect score, Aljaz admitted: "I think even more so!" he added: "I think it affects me even more because with Abbey Clancy it was my first season, everything comes so fast at you. You are choreographing dancers, they come and go so quickly.

"It's all a bit of a blur but now doing it for ten years, I don't know how hard it is to achieve that perfect score and I can't believe it's my third perfect score in the whole time I've been doing it. So thank you, Craig [Revel Horwood] mainly and the rest [of the judges]", reports the Mirror.

It comes as judge Anton du Beke was visibly moved as Tasha achieved the series' first 40 over the weekend. Fellow judge Shirley Ballas remarked on Anton's emotional display, saying: "This is the first time I've seen you cry, and you were very emotional."

Over the weekend, Aljaz, 34, and his celebrity dance partner Tasha Ghouri received a perfect score of 40 (Image: BBC) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email

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To which Anton confessed: "It was beautiful. It just makes me go - this is why we dance. This is the point. People say why do you dance, and that's why. We don't dance for people to say we're wonderful. We dance mostly for how it makes us feel.

"You're extraordinary to watch. And Alijaz, I see you enjoying and I have the feeling myself when I dance ... You want it go like that. Sometimes, it goes like that. This is what it's all about. I watch you dance. I tried to find something I don't like and I like it all."

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

BBC Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec 'can't believe it' over show first after 11 years

BBC Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec 'can't believe it' over show first after 11 years

BBC Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec 'can't believe it' over show first after 11 years

BBC Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec 'can't believe it' over show first after 11 years

BBC Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec 'can't believe it' over show first after 11 years