Strictly Come Dancing fan’s swoon over Nigel Harman as they brand actor ‘sex on legs’ following romantic Viennese Waltz with Katya Jones

After topping the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard final week, Nigel Harman and Katya Jones have been again with a romantic routine. 

And as they danced the Viennese Waltz below the glitterball to Till I Discovered You by Stephen Sanchez, followers at dwelling have been left swooning. 

Viewers branded the actor, 50, ‘intercourse on legs’ following the efficiency, claiming he seems to be ‘simply nearly as good’ as he did when he appeared on EastEnders 20 years in the past. 

Nevertheless, Nigel and Katya acquired combined feedback from the judges as Shirley Ballas famous that it was ‘stuffed with technical errors,’ and that they wanted to focus on the ‘easy footwork.   

Craig Revel Horwood famous the Head Decide was being ‘very choosy’ as they nonetheless scored 27 factors out of 40.

Sharing their ideas on Twitter/X throughout the present, one fan posted: ‘Nigel Harman is intercourse on legs!’ 

One other echoed: ‘I believe i’m creating a little bit of a girly crush on Nigel Harman – he can sweep me off my ft any day (or ideally evening!)’

‘How does Nigel Harman look nonetheless precisely the identical as he did 20 years in the past when he was in EastEnders,’ a 3rd questioned. 

Another person agreed: ‘Blimey, Nigel Harman trying simply nearly as good as he did 20 years in the past. That was unimaginable!’

One other joked: ‘We now simply have to clone Nigel to interchange males forevermore.’

Final week, Nigel emerged as an early favorite to win Strictly Come Dancing as he topped the leaderboard throughout the first reside present.

The actor was proclaimed by choose Shirley as ‘the one to beat’ after he carried out an impressive pasodoble with dance associate Katya.

The Casualty star danced to Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit and acquired common reward from all 4 judges and acquired a rating of 32 out of 40. 

‘That was the dance of the evening,’ proclaimed Craig Revel Horwood whereas Motsi Mabuse added: ‘This on the finish of the evening was spectacular, superb.’

Anton Du Beke additionally praised the actor and reminded the viewers it is not straightforward for the star who has to shut the present. 

Viewers took to X/Twitter to reward Nigel for his efficiency with one writing: ‘Nigel was superb! I may simply watch that Paso again and again.’

One other added: ‘That was extraordinary. Nigel Harman’s efficiency was superb. Katya Jones is an unimaginable choreographer.’

A 3rd wrote: ‘Nigel must be within the last proper now,’ whereas a fourth stated: ‘High of the leaderboard and undoubtedly well worth the wait.’ 

One other viewer added: ‘I wasn’t anticipating that! Sensible!’

Whereas he’s tipped to be the pin-up of the sequence, Nigel, who attended £24,000-a-year Dulwich Faculty, is unlikely to fall sufferer of the present’s a lot mentioned ‘Strictly curse’.

He’s fortunately married to actress Lucy Liemann, 49, who has starred in The Invoice and Agatha Christie’s Poirot, in addition to within the third Jason Bourne movie, The Bourne Ultimatum.

Nigel was the centre of a controversial Downton Abbey storyline, in 2013, the place his character was seen hitting woman’s maid Anna – performed by Joanne Froggatt – within the face and dragging her right into a room in a violent rape scene.

However earlier this 12 months, Nigel returned to the BBC, becoming a member of the forged of Casualty, the place he performs charming scientific lead physician Max Christie.

Amongst many stage credit Nigel has carried out in Guys and Dolls in London’s West Finish and Shrek the Musical, which he then went on to direct for the UK tour. 

His movie work contains roles in Blood Diamond, Telstar, and The Outsiders for ITV. 

After he was confirmed as a contesntat, Nigel stated: ‘I am amazed, excited, and terrified to be doing Strictly. 

‘As an armchair fan of the present I’ve watched in awe as folks have twirled and gyrated throughout the display. And now it is my flip…..gulp!’