Fleur East breaks down in tears as she’s surprised on Hits Radio

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She’s hoping to wow the viewers with three stellar dances.

And for her last Hits Radio show before the Strictly Come Dancing, Fleur East was left in tears after she was surprised in the studio by her late father’s brother Sean.

The singer, whose dad Malcolm passed away in 2020, couldn’t contain her emotions as her uncle said his brother would be ‘massively proud’ of her, after she survived multiple dance-offs to land a spot in the Strictly final.

Fleur East breaks down in tears as she’s surprised on Hits Radio

Moving: Fleur East broke down in tears during her last Hits Radio show before the Strictly Come Dancing final, after she was surprised by her beloved uncle Sean

During the show, Fleur’s co-hosts James and Matt revealed they had a series of messages of support for her before she took to the dancefloor.

Having listened to a series of messages from family including her Mum and her sister Kesha, who both told her how proud they were of her, Fleur was told that there would be one final surprise.

Invited into the studio by James and Matt, Uncle Sean then told a tearful Fleur: ‘Your Dad would be on Cloud 9 today wouldn’t he? 

Touching: The singer, whose dad Malcolm passed away in 2020, couldn't contain her emotions as her uncle said his brother would be 'massively proud' of her

Touching: The singer, whose dad Malcolm passed away in 2020, couldn’t contain her emotions as her uncle said his brother would be ‘massively proud’ of her

Awful: Fleur's father Malcolm passed away in 2020, after he suffered a heart attack

Awful: Fleur’s father Malcolm passed away in 2020, after he suffered a heart attack

‘Although you’ve had a bit of a tough old journey – it’s not been the easiest experience, has it?’

He went onto tell listeners: ‘Fleur’s Dad would have been massively proud – he would have been ecstatic. It was his favourite programme – I don’t think he’d be able to speak he’d be so excited. 

‘It’s going to be an exciting weekend, her Dad would have been absolutely over the moon, so you’ve just got to get out there, get the votes and win please!’

Look who it is! Having listened to a series of messages from family including her Mum and her sister Kesha, Fleur was told that there would be one final surprise

Look who it is! Having listened to a series of messages from family including her Mum and her sister Kesha, Fleur was told that there would be one final surprise

Sweet moment: Invited into the studio by James and Matt, Uncle Sean then told a tearful Fleur: 'Your Dad would be on Cloud 9 today wouldn't he?'

Sweet moment: Invited into the studio by James and Matt, Uncle Sean then told a tearful Fleur: ‘Your Dad would be on Cloud 9 today wouldn’t he?’

An emotional Fleur laughed through her tears and replied: ‘No pressure Uncle Sean!’

Struggling to hide her emotions, a tearful Fleur then broke down, admitting: ‘I think we really needed something like this, Strictly has just bought so much joy to our family’s lives and it came at the perfect time. 

‘And the fact that it was Dad’s favourite show was the best thing and it means so much more for that reason.’

Fleur narrowly landed a place in the Strictly final after beating out Will Mellor in the dance-off, having ended up in the bottom two multiple times during the competition.

Emotional: She added: 'And the fact that it was Dad's favourite show was the best thing and it means so much more for that reason'

Emotional: She added: ‘And the fact that it was Dad’s favourite show was the best thing and it means so much more for that reason’

On Saturday, Fleur will compete opposite Helen Skelton, Molly Rainford and Hamza Yassin in the Strictly final, with each couple performing three dances in a bid to life the Glitterball trophy.

For her Judges’ Pick, Fleur and her professional parter Vito Coppola will reprise their Samba to Hot Hot Hot by Arrow.

The pair will then re-perform their Couples Choice to Destiny’s Child Megamix, which earned the only perfect score of the series so far.

Then, for their much-anticipated Showdance, Fleur and Vito will perform to Find Me by Sigma featuring Birdy. 

Strictly Come Dancing: The Final airs on Saturday at 7:05pm on BBC One.  Listen to Fleur East on The Hits Radio Breakfast Show every weekday morning from 6am to 10am at hitsradio.co.uk.

Final bow! On Saturday, Fleur will compete in the Strictly Come Dancing final with her professional partner Vito Coppola

Final bow! On Saturday, Fleur will compete in the Strictly Come Dancing final with her professional partner Vito Coppola

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