Strictly Come Dancing's Dani Dyer tearful on air after suffering "wobble" in "hardest" week

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Reality star Dani Dyer was moved nearly to tears during Week 4 of Strictly Come Dancing.

The TV personality and actress, who is partnered with Nikita Kuzmin, performed a Rumba to Mariah Carey's Hero, earning 25 points from the judges.

They offered some constructive criticism but also plenty of praise for Dani, who was cheered on from the audience by her dad, Danny Dyer.

"I enjoyed that performance a lot," said Anton Du Beke. "There's so much good stuff going on and I'm really enjoying it."

Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas also praised her growth, while Craig Revel Horwood said: "I think you have a really fantastic connection with Nikita and that really shone through, and you told the story so beautifully."

Yet Dani was overcome with emotion when talking to Johannes Radebe in the moments before the judges' scores were announced.

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"It's been a bit of a difficult week," she said candidly. "I think this has been my hardest one. I had a little bit of a wobble on Wednesday, just because I doubt myself all of the time. I was like, 'I can't do it, I feel really silly.'"

She also paid tribute to Nikita, describing him as her "biggest cheerleader" and adding: "I'm just so grateful."

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Johannes offered a little pick-me-up, saying: "A version of your two weeks ago couldn't have pulled that choreography off," as the other contestants nodded along.

"The Tango was the warm up, I've always said that," she laughed.

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