And bounce back she did, with a routine that Craig Revel Horwood said was the “dance to beat” and even left presenter Tess Daly in a bit of a tizz.
When it came to Motsi’s turn to offer her critiques, she began rising out of her seat while repeating “wow, wow, wow”, only to knock it over completely in a move that we can only describe as an unintentional homage to Bruno Tonioli.
Fellow judge Craig then came to her aid, only to end up exposing the fact her booster cushion had made a break for it in the process, much to the amusement of the rest of the panel.
“She’s overwhelmed, safe to say,” Tess then joked.
Find out how all the stars get on in Sunday night’s Strictly results show, airing at 7.15pm on BBC One.
