Strictly fans all saying the same thing as Sarah Hadland wows as Madonna
Strictly’s Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola wowed fans and the judges in tonight’s Icon show. For the first time in history, the BBC dancing competition introduced Icons as a theme for the professionals and their celebrity partners. Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola did the Cha Cha to Like A Prayer by Madonna with Sarah paying homage to the singer, dressing up as her. The dance left fans “in awe” as they called for the pair to win. One fan tweeted: “Loved that from Sarah & Vito, iconic Cha Cha the opening with the stairs and the long cape mirroring the iconic Madonna cape and the stairs, her legs are iconic! #Strictly.”
Another said: “I'm calling it, Glitter Ball is Sarah and Vito's this year, they are an absolute joy to watch every week #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly2024 #SarahAndVito ” while a third chimed: “Honestly I want to see Sarah and Vito win this show because I'm so in massive awe #Strictly ”. A fourth said: “Sarah and Vito need to win I am so serious #strictly ”. Fans were also in favour of the scores, some even asking for them to receive more than 37. One fan said: They deserved those scores, Sarah and Vito #Strictly while another tweeted: “MADONNA aka Sarah AND VITO GIVE THEM 40!!!!!!! #StrictlyComeDancing #strictly.” The 10s marked Sarah and Vito’s first of the series.
Ahead of the live show, each celebrity and their professional partner opened up about the people they consider to be icons. Sarah revealed she sees her late grandfather as an icon as he was a "massive influence" on her. The actress, 53, reflected on her loss and admitted her dancing partner Vito has a habit which makes her miss her late grandfather a lot, prompting to become "quite emotional".
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"My Grandpa was a massive influence on me. He was an amazing man, and I think about him a lot. He died when I was about 18 but I still think about him all the time. I get quite emotional because often Vito talks to his grandparents and I kind of feel sad that mine aren’t alive anymore. I think he would love this," Sarah admitted.
She emotionally added: "You realise that even though somebody hasn't been in your life for a really long time, they can still really affect you. You realise the impact they've had on you because you're still thinking about them what values they had. Sometimes I think what would he say about that or what would he think about that?"
Sarah revealed she finds Madonna "extraordinary" ahead of her performance. "I went to see her at Wembley back in the early 90s. I've been aware of her all my adult life. I think what's so extraordinary about her is she began the reinvention thing," Sarah said. "Every time she had a new album out, she had a different look from the Jean Paul Gaultier era and the bustier and the hair. I mean, she's just incredible. A friend of mine is friends with her and I'm always like, please get a video. He says she's amazing."
