BURY actress Georgia May Foote was over the moon after performing a show-stopping performance at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

She became the star of week nine in Strictly Come Dancing after recording a high score of 38 last weekend.

The actress and model was praised for a "brilliant, brilliant dance" alongside her partner Giovanni Pernice, with judge Darcey Bussell saying: "You are so graceful, you are gliding through this competition. You are going to go far."

Bruno Tonioli told the pair their American Smooth dance to Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing was pure ballroom bliss, and Georgia was visibly emotional after receiving her score, which included tens from Bruno and Len Goodman.

The former Coronation Street actress has gone from strength to strength since her first performance on the show earlier this year.

The BBC show's biggest strugglers were Peter Andre — who started out as the bookies' favourite — and Janette Manrara, who danced the Jive to Ike and Tina Turner's River Deep, Mountain High.

They were told it "was not their finest day" by Len Goodman, and were criticised for being flat-footed by Craig Revel Horwood.

Andre said he does not expect to have a great week every time, but said he had a "ball of a time. A ballroom!" However, their final score of 29 left them rooted to the bottom of the night's leaderboard.

Other impressive performances included former The Wanted star Jay McGuinness and his partner Aliona Vilani, who started the show with a vibrant salsa to the disco-flavoured Cuba, which prompted judge Len Goodman to tell Jay: "There is no end to your talent."