Tuesday 4 October 2022 01:48 AM Strictly's Fleur East cried after her performance thinking about her late father trends now

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Fleur East has revealed she cried after her performance on Saturday's show thinking about her beloved father Malcolm who sadly passed away in 2020.

Following her Viennese Waltz with partner Vito Coppola, the singer, 34, could be seen wiping away tears, telling host Claudia Winkleman the tough rehearsals were to blame. 

However speaking on her Hits Radio show on Monday she admitted her uncle thoughtfully wore her late father's bracelet to the show, which left her 'blubbering'.    

She said: 'All day I was trying to make sure I found the right emotion for this dance as I was really worried about going on there, being quite blank and empty and just doing the steps. I really wanted to commit to it'. 

'But just before we danced, I went to see my family who were sitting in the audience and my Uncle Sean lifted his arm to show me his wrist - and he was wearing my Dad's bracelet'. 

She continued: 'He didn't even say anything to me, just showed it to me and that set me off. It was just seconds before I performed and with everything else and just being nervous, I started crying, blubbering!'

It comes after Fleur said her cousin went to see a psychic medium and they delivered a tear-jerking good luck message from her dad, who passed away after suffering a heart attack.

Speaking on her Hits Radio Breakfast Show last week, Fleur played a voice note from her cousin in which the medium revealed she's communicating with 'a spirit called Malcolm' who has a daughter that 'sings or dances'. 

The psychic went on to say: '[Malcolm's] daughter is about to start something, she's about to start an adventure, as he's calling it. He says to tell her I'm so proud of her and give her all the luck in the world.'