Strictly’s Ed Balls gives BBC weather woman Carol Kirkwood a spin around the dancefloor on Victoria Derbyshire show
The pair boogied around the TV studio
ED Balls enjoyed a spot of extra Strictly Come Dancing practice in the arms of ex contestant BBC weatherwoman Carol Kirkwood.
The pair made the studio of the Victoria Derbyshire show into a make-shift dancefloor as they strutted their stuff while in fits of giggles.
The ex politician has proved a surprise fans' favourite on the Saturday night BBC show.
He couldn't resist a spin with the Scot and seemed to relish playing the leading role, promptly arranging her into position and showing her the correct starting stance.
He raised his right hand in the air and encouraged her to adopt a mirror image position before clutching her and instructing "you go like that, that and back" to which she squealed and fell into a back bend.
Meanwhile presenter Victoria whooped "hooray" and held up a judges scoreboard showing six as they sashayed across the room.
She then quipped: "Careful this is Carol, she's a national treasure."
Meanwhile Ed's dance partner, who looked stunning in a red dress with a plunging v neckline, was keen to take things further and said: "Oh my goodness, you're good Ed!
"We should probably do it to music shouldn't we?" to which he quizzed: "To music?"
She replied "Bonnie Tanner, who you danced to last week!"
Her comments prompted the ex chancellor to become a little camera shy as he tried to stutter out an excuse about not practising it to the beat.
Yet bubbly Carol, a favourite with BBC Breakfast viewers gently encouraged him and said: "Neither have I - we are in the same boat."
They then started round two in a slow-mo version of the dance which saw Ed concentrate hard on putting his feet in the right positions.
He enthused: "There's that big swing at the end, I throw you, and you've got that big leap and then woosh and then bang."
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This weekend Ed again ended up at the bottom of the Strictly scoreboard after he messed up his Paso Doble routine.
The former Chancellor performed the routine to Holding out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler on this evening’s show – but left the dancefloor visibly deflated after admitting he had suffered ‘several mistakes’.
The errors didn’t go unnoticed by the judges, who slated the performance but admired his efforts in the competition so far.
Head judge Len Goodman admitted: “You might not take home the glitterball – but it’s not for want of trying!”
Catch Strictly Come Dancing Saturdays and Sundays on BBC1.
Keep up with the celebrities rehearsals in Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC2.
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