However, while Mr Nellis and Ms Stoecker received plaudits after plaudits, the likes of Anton Du Beke, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood opted for a more critical approach with Ms Turner.
“I love the highlights and tricks there; they’re very, very difficult. And we’re in Week Four, and they’re what we expect to see in the final, so anything where you were being lifted was absolutely extraordinary,” Ms Ballas began as she delivered her verdict.
The applause that resulted from the audience was short-lived. Ms Ballas went on: “I think it’s just a postural thing generally for everybody, but if you take a piece of string and lengthen it all the way out and lengthen you a little bit, it does look a bit like you’re hanging on him.
“I mean, he’s got a great frame, he shifts across the floor, but I’d like you to be a little bit lighter. You don’t have to dance on your own, but just lift yourself a little bit more for me.”