Overview
- Cope and partner Katya Jones earned the series’ first perfect 40 for a Halloween Couple’s Choice that blended tap, jazz, Charleston and American smooth.
- Betting markets shifted after the performance, with Ladbrokes saying the result upended the narrative as Cope closed the gap on early favourite George Clarke and Karen Carney’s odds shortened.
- Judges called the dance a standout of the series, with Anton Du Beke saying nothing could have improved it and Motsi Mabuse describing it as out of this world.
- Cope advanced to week seven and joked he effectively scored 50 after his Nana Dot flashed a home “10,” while social media reaction branded the routine one of the show’s best.
- The actor’s girlfriend Rachel Lopez publicly celebrated from the audience and on Instagram, as Cope again rejected “fix” claims by stressing he trained as an actor and has not danced since childhood.