Karen Carney after her semi-final waltz on Strictly Come Dancing (Image: BBC)

Karen Carney has impressed Strictly Come Dancing fans and judges on her journey to the semi-final of the BBC dance show. After a mesmerising dance in tonight's episode, the former footballer was heaped with praise from the judges.

Karen and her professional partner Carlos Gu performed a waltz to Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" during the semi-final of the show. After the performance, both Carlos and Karen became emotional as they embraced each other with a long hug. The comments from judges reflected the dance as they were also moved by the waltz .

Anton Du Beke said: "I got a bit emotional never knew you could dance like that, quality, softness and sensitivity, my heart skips a beat at your jour

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