Strictly's Karen Hauer amuses fans by ripping off her wig
Strictly’s Karen Hauer amuses fans by ripping off her wig to finish her spooky samba routine with Chris Ramsey on show’s Halloween special
Strictly stars have wowed the audience with their Halloween-inspired routines during another week of the dancing show.
And Karen Hauer made sure her dance was one to remember when she ripped off her wig as she finished a spooky samba routine with Chris Ramsey on Saturday’s show.
The professional, 37, amused fans with her ‘wig drop’ with some praising her for managing to complete the dance with it.
Wig drop! Karen Hauer, 37, left fans entertained when she ripped off her wig after finishing a spooky samba routine with Chris Ramsey on Saturday night
After finishing their dance to Backstreet’s Back, for which they scored 23 points leaving them at the bottom of the leader board, Karen was span around on the floor.
As she came to a stop the dancer struck a pose and put her hands up before lifting the white wig from her head and throwing it to the side.
Chris appeared entertained by his dancing partner’s move and seemed to smile as he fell back onto the dancefloor.
Spooky samba: The pair scored 23 points leaving them at the bottom of the leader board
Strictly fans were quick to laugh about the moment, with one saying ‘Karen lost her wig and so did I after that dance’ on twitter and another simply writing ‘Karen losing her wig’ with laughing emojis.
Someone else said ‘THAT WIG .. been hanging off since the first beat’ and another joked ‘Karen drop-kicks her wig… wanting a place at the Rugby World Cup?’
While one person said: ‘What a fab samba! The wig flying off was hilarious it has done me, I’m dead.’
Fright night: During the dance Karen’s wig, pictured, could be seen starting to slip off her head
What an ending: Karen collected her wig from the floor before heading over to the judges
Dancing duo: The dancer tweeted about her unusual finish and praised partner Chris
Other Strictly fans praised Karen for keeping the wig on her head for so long. One said: ‘Props to @Karen_hauer for putting up with that wig for as long as she did.’
And another agreed writing: ‘Karen worked bloody miracles to make sure that wig didn’t fully come off during the dance.’
Karen also mentioned the moment on her own Twitter account, saying: ‘Wig drop! Proud of you Ramsey . You rock buddy @IAmChrisRamsey’
Hilarious: Dozens of people said they thought the moment was ‘hilarious’
Joke: One person praised Karen for her kicking skills after she launched the wig off the floor
The judges appeared to be quite impressed with Karen and Chris’ performance on Saturday night, even with the comic moment.
Shirley Ballas said: There was a few mistakes here and you there and you got off the wrong foot a couple of times. You have to push yourself a little bit, but you had lots of content.’
While Bruno Tonioli said: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so good in a horrible way ever before.
All dressed up: Karen and Chris went for a zombie-inspired look during Halloween week
Impressed: Some were impressed that Karen managed to keep the wig on while she dancing
‘Somehow the whole thing worked in a spooky way, you have to remain constant, timing timing timing.’
However Craig Revel Horwood was particularly scathing, telling the pair: ‘You did look like you came back from the death – I felt like your joints needed some WD40.’
Strictly Halloween Week: The Leaderboard
Michelle Visage and Giovanni Pernice – Foxtrot – Addams Family by Vic Mizzy – 39 points out of 40
Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse – Tango – Bad Guy by Billie Eilish – 36 points out of 40
Alex Scott and Kevin Clifton – Couples’ Choice (Street/Commercial) – Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr – 34 points out of 40
Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard – Jive – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police – 33 points out of 40
Emma Weymouth and Aljaz Skorjanec – Charleston – A Little Party Never Killed Nobody by Fergie feat. Q-Tip and GoonRock – 30 points out of 40
Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden – Paso Doble – Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat – 29 points out of 40
Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke – Tango – Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Bach – 28 points out of 40
Mike Bushell and Katya Jones – Tango – What You Waiting For by Gwen Stefani – 26 points out of 40
Catherine Tyldesley and Johannes Radebe – Cha Cha – Scared Of The Dark by Steps – 24 points out of 40
Chris Ramsey and Karen Hauer –Samba – Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) by Backstreet Boys – 23 points out of 40
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