Both the judges and the viewing audience have showered praise on 79-year-old Angela Rippon since she first took to the dance floor with that imperious cha cha cha (and lifted up her leg in a 180-degree split). But her Strictly “journey” nearly came to a screeching halt when she landed in the dance-off on Sunday night.
She was certainly in a precarious position on the leaderboard: second from bottom, with 28 points, just ahead of Angela Scanlon and Adam Thomas, both with 27. Still, it seemed inevitable…
