Strictly’s Kai Widdrington issues birthday tribute to Angela Rippon
Strictly Come Dancing professional Kai Widdrington has shared a sweet birthday tribute to his celebrity dance partner Angela Rippon.
Taking to Instagram today (October 12), Kai posted some adorable behind-the-scenes photos of himself and Angela, as well as a video of Angela practising her dance moves in London's Kew Gardens.
One passerby even took the time to tell them they were "fantastic on Saturday night", before wishing them both good luck for the rest of the series.
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"Happy birthday to my wonderful dance partner in crime @theangelarippon," Kai captioned the post.
He continued: "You are one of the most amazing women I’ve ever had the pleasure to know and it’s my honour to get to dance with you every day. Happy birthday Ange."
The posts's comment section was soon flooded with more birthday wishes for Angela, including one from Kai's co-star Dianne Buswell, who wrote: "Happy Birthday" alongside a red heart emoji.
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Fellow Strictly professional Gorka Márquez also commented on the post, writing: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY @theangelarippon".
For their latest performance, Kai and Angela danced the Quickstep to 'Do-Re-Mi' from The Sound of Music.
It earned them two 7s and two 6s from the judges, placing them seventh on the leaderboard with a total of 26 points.
This Saturday (October 14), the duo are set to Rumba to Conchita's Eurovision-winning song 'Rise Like a Phoenix'.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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