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Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernicé incorporated some Beyoncé choreography into their quickstep during Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The radio personality, 34, and his professional partner, 32, appeared to be inspired by the 2008 single Ladies music video.
Amazed viewers soon rushed to their keyboards to praise the “excellent” routine on Twitter, as they went wild at the reference to Queen Bey.
‘I LOVE the Single Ladies dance!’ Strictly fans went wild when Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice incorporated some Beyoncé choreography into their quickstep on Saturday night
One wrote: ‘#StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly #RichieAndGiovanni THAT WAS EXCELLENT! Such a fun quickstep and I love the references to the Charleston and Beyonce’s Single Ladies. It also gave off really big 20s vibes, which I really liked.”
Another said: ‘This quick step looks nice, the choreography really suits Richie. Have you seen Beyoncé’s tribute? #Strictly #BBCStrictly #StrictlyComeDancing.’
A third user wrote: ‘#Strictly Richie – 8/10. That was incredible! Never put a foot wrong and just enjoyed it from start to finish! I also liked the single ladies in the middle.’
One enthusiastic fan typed: ‘Ritchie and Giovanni just gave me SO MUCH F*****G JOY! They Beyonced! Cartwheel! Sequins! EXCELLENT OLD HOLLYWOOD GAY AND CAMP! liked it #strictly.’
Mimic: The radio personality, 34, and his professional partner, 32, seemed to be inspired by the 2008 single Ladies music video (Beyonce in the middle)
With 32 out of 40 points, the performance was called “absolutely beautiful” by judge Motsi Mabuse.
The pair went on a united front during the show, appearing to brush off recent rumors of a behind-the-scenes feud – after reports that they “didn’t click the camera.”
While the pair donned matching sequined suits for the visually appealing dance, the performance was called “absolutely beautiful” by Motsi – as Shirley stood up.
The head judge explained: ‘I didn’t expect it to be so synchronized and so good, today you were laser focused – you did a great job. What a transformation!’
Wow! Amazed viewers soon rushed to their keyboards to praise the ‘excellent’ routine on Twitter, as they went wild at the reference to Queen Bey
‘You are a real showman, I loved it. If you could put that sequined jacket back in my room, I’d be really happy,” Anton joked.
And while discussing the dance backstage after the performance, Richie explained, “This dance required a lot of good posture. And look at me, I have Mr. Bean’s attitude.’
Continues, “Thank you for being so patient,” turning to Giovanni.
As Giovanni gushed: ‘Very very proud of you, we can definitely see improvement, you did a good performance, well done’.
Moving on: The pair put on a united front on the show and appeared to brush off recent rumors of a behind-the-scenes feud – reports say they ‘didn’t click the camera’
Deserved: With 32 points out of 40, the performance was called ‘absolutely beautiful’ by judge Motsi Mabuse
The pair managed to score 32 out of 40 points, more than ten points above their debut performance the week before.
And their support comes after the partners were plagued by rumors of a camera gone wrong, with sources telling The Sun that professional dancer Giovanni became frustrated because Richie didn’t listen to him during rehearsals.
An insider said: ‘The couple didn’t click. Richie gets so carried away with the whole experience that he speaks 100 words a minute, and it can be difficult for Giovanni.
“He’s been telling his friends that Richie talks instead of listening during training, and that’s frustrating.”
They then added that it was still early days and they still had to get used to each other: “Giovanni thinks Richie has real potential in the competition.”
However, a source close to the couple told MailOnline: “It’s bullshit that they don’t get along. They can laugh so much and were overjoyed with the reactions on Saturday night.’
Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One at 7:15pm on Sunday – when a couple is eliminated from the competition for the first time this season.
In their element: the couple seemed happy with their scores