Rachel: 'This week will be a challenge'

Rachel Stevens has said that tomorrow's Strictly Come Dancing will be tough after she gained a perfect score last week.

The former S Club singer revealed that she was shocked when all four judges gave her Foxtrot with Vincent Simone a ten.

"You never expect that. It was like a dream come true," she told Claudia Winkleman on It Takes Two.

She added that her "eyes were popping out of my head" when she received top marks from Craig Revel Horwood, the highest score he has awarded this year.

However, Stevens said that she has "had a little bit of a freak out this week" during rehearsals for the Paso Doble and the Waltz, commenting: "It's a challenge."

Simone admitted that he is usually critical of his routines, but could not find fault with their performance last week. "I kept watching back the Foxtrot and it was perfect," he said.

The dancer also revealed that he is confident that they can maintain high scores for the Waltz on Saturday, saying: "I'm the master. If I can't do the Waltz, nobody can."