Strictly speaking, Sarah Hadland broke down in tears as she explained the meaning behind her Couples’ Choice dance

Sarah Hadland gets emotional as she details the motivation behind her latest project Definitely Come Dance performance.

miranda The 53-year-old star danced to the song “Padam Padam” in Couple’s Choice. Kylie Minogue with professional partner Vito Coppola at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Saturday night (November 16).

Before her routine, Hadland explained in the footage how many messages she received from women her age who had given up on dancing and were afraid to return to the stage after years.

He became tearful, Waterloo Road the actor told the camera: “Other people don’t tell me what I can and can’t do. “I am.”

She continued: “I would say to every woman out there that if you don’t think you can do something, you can always push yourself. “You set your own limits because I discovered something.”

As she wiped away her tears, Hadland explained: “These are tears of joy. I didn’t expect to get this from a dance competition. “This came at the right time in my life when I didn’t know this was what I needed.”

Definitely Come Dance The judges liked Hadland’s performance and gave her 39 points, her highest score ever at Couples’ Choice.

Head judge Shirley Ballas said: “You represent all women in what you can achieve if you believe, and I think this was your best dance.”

Anton Du Beke, meanwhile, repeated: “This is the best thing you’ve done for miles.”

Elsewhere in the episode, Chris McCausland achieved the highest score of the series so far by performing Paul Anka’s American Smooth to “Jump” with partner Dianne Buswell.

Strictly’s Blackpool Week follows last week’s elimination X Factor star Shayne Ward and partner Nancy Xumeeting the singer Wynne Evans and professional partner Katya Jones in the dance show.

Elsewhere JB Gill and Lauren Oakley replaced Amy Dowden, who left the competition due to injury. and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec retained their place at the top of the leaderboard for the second week in a row.

Meanwhile Pete Wicks stole hearts The Couple’s Choice dance, dedicated to his late grandmother Doreen, who died in 2022.