Strictly Come Dancing fans were left exclaiming 'it's not a drill' as they noticed more celebrities in the crowd. Recently, the live studio audience has been garnering more attention from viewers than the dancing duos themselves.
The popular One dance competition made its comeback on Saturday night (October 12), kicking off week four after an impressive Movie Week special last weekend.
The most recent live show also marked the return of DIY SOS star Nick Knowles to the dancefloor, after an injury prevented him from participating in last week's movie-themed special.
He had hurt his knee during practice but was given the green light to perform by the medical and physio teams, as announced by the BBC on Friday (October 11).
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Nick and his professional dance partner Luba Mushtuk then performed their planned movie week routine, a Charleston to Rain On The Roof from the Paddington 2 soundtrack, reports .
However, as the remaining 13 couples took to the stage, viewers were distracted when they spotted Ted Lasso star Trent Crimm in the audience.
Taking to X, previously known as , one fan exclaimed: "NOT A DRILL: TRENT CRIMM IS IN THE AUDIENCE! #Strictly." Another remarked: "Trent Crimm from Tes Lasso in the audience! #SCD #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing.
A third person wrote: "Trent Crimm and Marcus from Slow Horses in the #Strictly audience? " While a fourth social media user shared excitement online, writing: "Oh its Trent Crimm, The Independent in the front row #strictly." And adding to the fan frenzy, someone else tweeted: "TRENT CRIMM, THE INDEPENDENT NEXT TO HELEN SKELTON #strictly."
and Aljaz Skorjanec topped the leaderboard once again and scored an impressive 39 out of 40. It was Charleston to Anne-Marie and Shania Twain's Unhealthy and. judge Motsi Mabuse said nothing but: "One word. Fab-u-lous!", with agreeing: "What a way to end the show, I can't fault it."
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One
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