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Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hauer breaks silence over Paul Merson's performance - after they both objected to the song


Strictly Come Dancing professional Karen Hauer has spoken out following her first live performance of the BBC dance competition with celebrity partner Paul Merson

The Strictly judges - Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke - labelled the performance as "special" and "different," before awarding them a total score of 17, landing them joint second from the bottom on the leaderboard. Karen has since taken to social media to share a message with fans, praising Paul for his efforts and reiterating her delight at having the football pundit as her celebrity dance partner this year. One fan went on to add: "Thought you guys did an amazing job with a tricky theme and dance combination.

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