Sunday 2 October 2022 12:27 AM Gorka Márquez warns Strictly Come Dancing partner Helen Skelton to be 'sexier' ... trends now

Stricly Come Dancing professional Gorka Márquez has warned his celebrity partner Helen Skelton to get 'sexier' for the next round of the competition.

The television presenter, 39, danced the Cha-cha-cha to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's 2020 hit Rain On Me on Saturday night, and she scored 27 out of a possible 40 for her performance.

And Gorka, 32, wants the screen star to add a sensual touch to her routine next week, telling show host Claudia Winkleman: 'We're working on Helen's sexiness.'

However, Helen insisted she had no sex appeal to bring to the show, saying: 'I'm not sexy, I'm functional, I'm efficient.'

The star - who is mother to children Ernie, seven, and Louis, five, and Elsie, nine months, with her ex-husband Richie Myler - joked that she was more likely to be found bouncing on a trampoline or spending the afternoon at a soft play centre than working on her sexy moves.

During the Saturday's show, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu topped the leaderboard.

The 21-year-old actress has been paired up with professional dancer Carlos, 28, as she takes part in the BBC Latin and Ballroom competition and the couple scored a total of 65 following their performance the Quickstep.

Following the victory, Molly told host Claudia Winkleman: 'I forgot I had to dance a little bit in the beginning! 

'It's my favourite song as you know so I feel like that alone got me through the dance.

'I was a little bit concerned about playing with umbrellas because I had to walk down some stairs last week so I was like, 'Please make it easy!' 

'My best friend Kira is here and she is all about positive mental attitude, she's always saying, 'Manifest this, Molly, you've got this!''

After their performance, judges Craig and Anton DuBeke granted the pair an 8 out of 10, while Motsi Mabuse wanted to 'start the evening all over again' with the couple and - along with head judge Shirley Ballas - granted the pair a score of 9, which when combined with their score last week gave them a leading total of 65.

The rest of the leaderboard was filled up with the likes of former Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actor Will Mellor, who gained total of 26 points with partner Nancy Xu, whilst Countryfile presenter Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystałcame came in third place with a combined total of 60 points.

Former X Factor star Fleur East landed in fourth place after she gained a score of 24 - giving her a combined total of 58 after she danced the Viennese Waltz with Vito Coppolo, whilst Paralympian champion swimmer Ellie Simmonds rounded off the top 5 with a performance of the waltz set to Elvis classic Can't Help Falling in Love with You with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin, earning a score of 30 which gave the pair a total of 56.

Crashing into bottom place was former Arsenal player Tony Adams, who danced the Charleston to My Old Man's A Dustman with Katya Jones and earned a score of 22 points, bringing his total in week two of the competition to 37.