Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec have etched their names into Strictly Come Dancing’s history books, despite her initial reservations about her worthiness as a contestant on the hit BBC One series.
The pair joined Fleur East on the companion programme It Takes Two to discuss their journey on Strictly thus far. During their appearance, 26 year old Tasha and 34 year old Aljaz opened up about their Charleston routine and the feedback they received from the judges.
Tasha confessed: “Emotionally, I think there was a lot of noise after we did the Charleston. And there was a lot of people saying just different things. And I started to feeling like ‘Do I even deserve to be here? ‘ There was a point where I did start to feel like that.”
The model and professional dancer shared how Aljaz’s support helped her overcome her doubts after their performance. She continued: “And eventually I thought, I’m here for myself, I’m here to make my friends and family proud and take on this experience.”
Determined to maintain a “positive attitude” and to “work harder” Tasha is focused on progressing in the competition. The revelation from Fleur, who has also graced the Strictly dance floor as a competitor, left both Tasha and Aljaz astonished.
Fleur announced with excitement: “At this stage in the competition, with a total of 172 points across the last five weeks, you are the highest scoring couple ever,” adding, “In 20 years! ” leaving the dancing duo utterly amazed, reports the Mirror.
Aljaz queried in disbelief: “You serious? ! ” as he and Tasha showed their excitement at the announcement. Fleur chimed in with: “I know, I know. It’s amazing.”
She detailed that Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin had secured second place, while Johannes Radebe and John Whaite took third. An elated Tasha exclaimed: “I did not expect that at all. I never thought in all the years of Strictly we’d be making history like that.”
Tasha and Aljaz have been impressing the judges week after week on Strictly, consistently finding themselves at the top of the leaderboard. Their next performance is set for the much-anticipated Halloween week on Strictly, scheduled to broadcast on Saturday, October 26.
The pair are gearing up to perform a Samba to the hit tune I Like To Move It Move It by Reel 2 Real. The show will also feature Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin delivering a Jive to Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Cast, while Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola will present an Argentine Tango to Ready or Not by Fugees.
Strictly: It Takes Two airs weeknights on BBC Two at 6.30pm