Everything you need to know about Strictly judge Cynthia Erivo including impressive acting career

Craig Revel Horwood returned to the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel on Saturday night after he was forced to miss last week's episode due to testing positive for Covid. And it wasn't long until Craig, 56, engaged in some playful banter with Dan Walker following his Rumba to Desperado by Eagles with pro partner Nadiya Bychkova.

Strictly Come Dancing fans praised guest judge Cynthia Erivo for using sign language to communicate with Rose Ayling-Ellis for the second week in a row. EastEnders star Rose, 27, who is the first deaf contestant to take part in Strictly, performed a stunning Paso Doble to California Dreamin by Sia with pro partner Giovanni Pernice, 31.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were outraged when guest judge Cynthia Erivo scored Dan Walker higher than fan favourite AJ Odudu, despite telling her she "loved her" and her performance.MORE: Strictly made a big change for Rose Ayling-Ellis that we never knew aboutThe Broadway star, who is filling in for Motsi Mabuse while is she is stuck in Germany, sparked a flurry of confused tweets from viewers of the BBC show after she opted to give Dan a nine, but only gave AJ an eight.

Strictly Come Dancing’s guest judge Cynthia Erivo will be returning to the competition this weekend and will replace Motsi Mabuse on the judges’ panel. German-South African dancer Motsi, 40, shared the news she unfortunately has to bow out of the show’s 10th week after she was contacted by NHS Test & Trace yesterday.The star was told she had come in “close contact” with someone on November 21 who has since tested positive for COVID-19.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse is to miss this weekend's show.

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EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis and her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice received a perfect 10 from Strictly guest judge Cynthia Eviro this week. The Tony and Oscar-winning star replaced Craig Revel-Horwood on tonight’s (20 November) episode after he tested positive for Covid-19.

Strictly Come Dancing guest judge Cynthia Erivo won the hearts of viewers when she made a moving gesture in Saturday night's live show.