ONE of the Strictly pros broke down in tears after hearing praises from the judges about his partner.
It was a truly emotional moment, as the dancing pro weeped knowing that all of his partner’s hard work had been noticed.
Carlos tried to contain his tears in front of the judges
The pro dancer broke down in hysterical tears upstairs with Claudia
Tonight on , and performed an American Smooth to a rendition of You Don’t Own Me by SAYGRACE.
Every dance number comes with its challenges but for celeb guest Karen it’s even tougher as she , a condition that causes a curve in her spine.
It makes ballroom styles like the American Smooth particularly hard for her as she’s expected to maintain a rigid frame that’s physically unnatural for her body to hold.
So to try to counter the difficulty, Karen has been training harder than ever, putting in extra hours behind the scenes.
The effort certainly paid off when even notoriously harsh judge said he loved watching Karen and “adores” the partnership her and Carlos have.
The praises got even higher as called the performance “beautiful” and “absolutely out of this world”.
Motsi also took a moment to say she could see Karen’s posture has been improving throughout the weeks, which rapidly reduced Carlos to tears he struggled to contain.
The floodgates fully opened when Karen and Carlos went upstairs to greet Claudia to debrief before receiving their scores.
A tearful Carlos said: “She [Karen] worked so hard this week.
“I know the ballroom is not her strength, but she came into the training room and she said, ‘Carlos, I really want to try hard.
‘I know my back has problems, but I really want to try and I really want to show that I’m improving just a little bit’.
“And just hearing them saying that… you have no idea how hard she’s been working.”
The duo’s dance received an impressive score of 31, climbing them to the leaderboard’s third spot at the time of announcement.
and remain the dancers to beat in the competition, both scoring incredibly well tonight.
Amber and her pro partner ‘s Paso Doble to Dream On by Aerosmith snagged a near-perfect 38 points, loved for its sleekness and drama.
And just one point below Lewis and ‘ Tango to 12 to 12 by Sombr wowed the judges with a score of 37.
The number was described as “basically flawless” aside from one minor detail – Lewis’ left arm.
joked that if Lewis gets just the arm right next time, he’d “give him 25” points.
Karen struggled to keep a dry eye during the emotional moment
The judges praised their incredible, supportive partnership on the programme 
