BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland reveals what Vito Coppola 'gets her to do' before each performance

Sarah Hadland has revealed what Vito Coppola 'gets her to do' before every performance as they continue to impress in the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom.

The actress and the Italian professional dancer successfully made it through to the quarter-final of the BBC One dance contest after serving up a sizzling rumba to Chains by Tina Arena during week ten of the 2024 series.

Sarah, famed for playing Stevie in 'Miranda' was twirled and dipped by reigning champion Vito before they secured a score of 36 points out of a possible 40, the highest score for a rumba in the series, which head judge Shirley Ballas, and 'Queen of Latin', described as the "Rolls Royce of the American Foxtrot".

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It was then confirmed they had made it through to Week 11 of Strictly 2024, which takes place this Saturday (November 30) and will be Musicals Week, the last special of the series ahead of the final in just a few weeks time, and it's since been revealed that Sarah and Vito will perform a Charleston to Popular from Wicked.

Speaking about Musicals ahead of the special live episode, Sarah recalled her first experience of the musical theatre world. She said: "My dad took me to see 42nd Street at Drury Lane when I was a teenager. I remember because I went and got a dress and some court shoes to go with it. Catherine Zeta Jones was on for Peggy Sawyer, I think she was the understudy but she went on that night.

"42nd Street is all about an understudy that gets to go on and she becomes a big star. And Catherine Zeta Jones, who's now a massive Hollywood superstar, went on and she was incredible. She's an amazing dancer. We were right up in the gods but I