Strictly Come Dancing fans 'OBSESSED' with this dance from tonight's show

By Lauren Hughes
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Strictly Come Dancing viewers thought one dancer in particular was the star of the show

Dianne and Gorka wowed as Barbie and Ken
(Image credit: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left in awe during tonight's show, which saw the professional dancers come together for a special tribute to the Barbie film - with Gorka as Ryan Gosling (aka Ken, of course).

In tonight's night's episode of Strictly Come Dancing, which aired Sunday 8th October 2023, the dancers were all clad in bright pink for the opening number, leaving viewers delighted with the performance.

And Strictly Come Dancing viewers thought one dancer in particular was the star of the show - they couldn't get enough of Gorka as Ken, prompting multiple fire emojis across social media. 

'That Barbie opening pro number was simply brilliant,' wrote one Strictly fan.

While another said, 'Catching up with the #strictly results show; obviously Gorka is Gosling. The question is how fast Karen demanded to be Weird Barbie and whether Neil got unanimously voted in to be Alan.'

And a third wrote, 'The Barbie dance, people! THE BARBIE DANCE!!! I am obsessed. I have no words!!!'

While another happy fan wrote, 'OH MY KEN! THE PERFORMANCE JUST AS FAB AND PINK AS THE @barbiethemovie.'

While another said, 'The Barbie pro dance was just everything I needed and more.'

And another wrote, 'Is anyone else perturbed by how much Gorka looked like Ryan Gosling in that opening Barbie number?!'

While another said, 'I'm actually obsessed with this week's Barbie group dance on #strictly They all nailed it but I'm sorry GORKA AS KEN?!'

Could Gorka's next career move be a role as Ken in Barbie, the musical? We can certainly see him in the role! 

Stay tuned next week to see what's up next for the dancers.  

Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC1 next Saturday 14th October. 

You can catch all the latest Strictly drama and news on our Strictly Come Dancing hub page.

Lauren Hughes
Freelance writer

Lauren is the former Deputy Digital Editor at woman&home and became a journalist mainly because she enjoys being nosy. With a background in features journalism, Lauren worked on the woman&home brand for four years before going freelance. Before woman&home Lauren worked across a variety of women's lifestyle titles, including GoodTo, Woman's Own, and Woman magazine. After starting out working for a local paper in Yorkshire, her journalism career took her to Bristol where she hunted out stories for national papers and magazines at Medavia news agency, before landing a job in London working as a lifestyle assistant.

A big fan of adventure, Lauren is also a keen travel writer and loves sharing tips on where to find the best places to eat, drink, and be merry off the beaten track. Lauren has written a series of travel guides for London hotels and loves sharing her insights into a destination's cultural and culinary offerings. If you need a recommendation on any UK destination, she's more than happy to help. At the weekend, you'll usually find her hanging out with her pet cat (or anyone else's pet she can get her hands on), escaping to the countryside, or devouring a good book.