Strictly Come Dancing 2023 fans think something ODD is going on with the judges!

By Kerry Barrett
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Strictly Come Dancing viewers are convinced there's something not right!

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 The judges
(Image credit: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 fans are convinced something odd is going on with one of the judges! 

In fact, they reckon one of the panel is slowly morphing into another. 

What?! 

Adam and Luba dance a waltz

Adam's waltz impressed Anton!  (Image credit: BBC)

Things started to take an odd turn in this evening's show when judge and former professional Anton Du Beke began to share his comments in a VERY animated way.

He loved the samba danced by former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola and demonstrated how Ellie should use her feet by flinging his arms out wide. 

Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola dance a samba

Anton loved Ellie's samba (Image credit: BBC)

Adam Thomas and his partner Luba Mushtuk danced a waltz that had Anton "speechless" because he was so thrilled by the whole thing. He could barely get his words out!

But it was Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murphy and his partner Lauren Oakley who really sent Anton WILD!

Anton gets animated

Anton got VERY animated!  (Image credit: BBC)

Anton enjoyed Krishnan's paso doble to By The Way by the Red Hot Chili Peppers a LOT.

Krishnan and Lauren dance a paso doble

Krishnan's dance sent Anton over the edge!  (Image credit: BBC)

So much, in fact, that his comments were, for the first minute, just a series of noises and movements!

It was hilarious.

And it also made viewers think Anton was transforming into a former judge.

Bruno Tonioli!

Bruno Tonioli on ABC's Dancing With the Stars

Has Anton transformed into Bruno?!  (Image credit: Getty)

Bruno was one of the original Strictly Come Dancing judges but a few years ago, during the pandemic, he decided to focus his attention on the US version of the show, Dancing With the Stars where he is also a judge.

Italian Bruno is known for his animated personality and his flamboyant comments when he's on the judging panel.

And now it seems Anton is following in his footsteps.

Anton gets animated

Ooh it was all happening!  (Image credit: BBC)

The fans were quick to point out the similarity.

"Anton is morphing into Bruno," said one viewer, while another said he was "channelling" the former judge.

But the transformation wasn't totally welcomed by some viewers!

One fan said she had spotted a "worrying trend towards Bruno-ness..."

While another simply shared a gif of David Rose from Schitt's Creek to accompany her observation that "Anton's gone a bit Bruno".

Thankfully, whatever had taken Anton over at the start of the show seemed to fade away and despite him LOVING the cha cha cha danced by Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin, and the salsa served up by Nigel Harman and his partner Katya Jones, he managed to be more like himself as the competition progressed! 

With some amazing dances being performed in this evening's show, we can't blame Anton for getting a bit over-excited!

We're looking forward to the results show when Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow. Check our TV Guide for more information.

Kerry Barrett
Kerry Barrett
Freelance writer

Kerry is a writer, author and editor with a lifelong love of the soaps, a passion for TV drama of all kinds, and an obsessive devotion to Strictly Come Dancing. 

She was features editor of All About Soap magazine for more than a decade, covering every bit of excitement from all the UK soaps and the Aussies and still writes about all the juiciest gossip from the Street, the Square and the Dales whenever she can.

Kerry’s also an author of historical fiction, and her two jobs collided when she got the chance to write two novels based on Emmerdale, and the Sugden, Tate and Dingle families, during WW2.