Strictly Come Dancing: Gorka Marquez's Dancing Pecs Prove To Be A Distraction For Viewers

During Saffron Barker's interview with Claudia Winkleman, viewers couldn't help but notice the unusual way Gorka was entertaining himself.
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Strictly Come Dancing star Saffron Barker found herself somewhat overshadowed during an interview with Claudia Winkleman in Saturday nightโ€™s live show, when professional dancer Gorka Marquez felt it was the perfect time to do a bit of flexing.

Saffron and AJ Pritchard were speaking to Claudia about how excited they were ahead of their Quickstep performance, which would go on to earn them third place on the leaderboard, despite the judges picking up on a couple of errors.

However, during the pairโ€™s interview, Gorka clearly felt it was the opportune moment to do a bit of impromptu pectoral dancing, which definitely didnโ€™t go unnoticed by viewers watching along on social media...

Gorka making his pecs dance on #Strictly tonight is exactly the kind of tax-funded content I expect pic.twitter.com/qcMnGB0nDH

โ€” ๐•ถ๐–Ž๐–—๐–˜๐–™๐–ž โšœ (@Cursed__Tea) November 16, 2019

Anybody else notice Gorka dancing with his pecs in the background just after Emma got her scores?๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ #StrictlyComeDancing

โ€” Catt ๐ŸŒฆโญ๏ธ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ (@cattbutt) November 16, 2019

What about Gorkaโ€™s dancing pecs? #scd

โ€” Laura Thomson (@LKThomson) November 16, 2019

Anyone else absolutely creasing at Gorka flexing his pecks whilst Claudia was talking to saffron? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ #Strictly

โ€” Bethany Ayling (@bethyy_M) November 16, 2019

@gorkamarquez1 flexing your pecs behind AJ โ€˜s head hilarious! #strictly

โ€” Kate (@kakeybake13) November 16, 2019

Gorks making his pecs dance was the highlight of my night #strictly @gorkamarquez1

โ€” clo (@chloegreen1997) November 16, 2019

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚@gorkamarquez1 moving his pecs in the upper corner of the screen

He is so silly! #Strictly #TinyDancerNeedsAttention ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜‚

โ€” Ash ๐Ÿ’œ (@HumanJukeboxAsh) November 16, 2019

Gorkaโ€™s pecs aside, Strictlyโ€™s annual trip to Blackpool threw out a number of surprises on Saturday night, and they werenโ€™t all good ones, either.

Comedian Chris Ramsey opened the show with a Salsa routine to Uptown Funk, which earned him his highest score of the series, including two nines from Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli.

Elsewhere, Anton Du Beke was also celebrating after EastEnders actress Emma Barton earned him his first ever 10s in 17 series.

However, some were disappointed to see Michelle Visage at the bottom of the leaderboard following her much-awaited Coupleโ€™s Choice routine to Madonnaโ€™s Vogue, which she dedicated to the LGBTQ community.

The stars of Strictly Come Dancing in Blackpool
The stars of Strictly Come Dancing in Blackpool
Guy Levy/BBC

For the first time since joining Strictly in 2016, Gorka โ€“ who has previously performed with Tameka Empson, Alexandra Burke and Katie Piper โ€“ was not paired up with a celebrity on this yearโ€™s series, but continues to appear in group dances.

He will also be appearing in this yearโ€™s Christmas special, where he and his girlfriend Gemma Atkinson will dance together on TV for the first time, having met on the show in 2017.

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