Fleur East says Strictly has reignited the flame in her marriage

Fleur East says her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin loves to see her ‘shaking my thing’ on Strictly Come Dancing.

The radio host, 34, and the French fashion designer married in Morocco in 2019, with the former X Factor star saying her sexy Strictly costumes and routines took her and her partner back to the early days of their relationship.

She said The sun: ‘He likes it. We’ve been together for 12 years and now every Saturday night he sees me in gorgeous outfits, shaking my thing. It’s fantastic. It’s like going back to the first year.

‘Off the show he is my coach, he comes to rehearsals, gets notes from Vito and does a debriefing with him after every Saturday.

‘When we get home and I do it alone, he’ll say, ‘No, Vito told you to put your foot there.’ It’s like a tag team, I have a double coach.’

Fleur said she and her Italian dance partner Vito Coppola, 30, found an instant connection during their first rehearsal, with the twinkling star likening her energy to a “lion.”

The pair scored 29 out of a possible 40 for their US Smooth to Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid on Saturday.

Fleur told the publication it was her favorite movie and song, and admitted she was fulfilling a “live purpose” by performing on the song.

After her performance, judge Motsi Mabuse said, “I so enjoy seeing you dance like this, you’re one of the most talented people I’ve seen on this show and I want you to start exploding.”

Chief judge Shirley Ballas said the pair had “wonderful chemistry.”

Craig Revel-Horwood said, “I think it was a bit haphazard and left to chance. There were some really nice moments.’

Fleur added: ‘This was a childhood dream for me.’

Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One at 7:20pm on Sunday – when a couple are eliminated from the competition for the second time this season.