'I feel really bad': Laura Whitmore fights back tears as she awkwardly stumbles through her samba on Strictly Come Dancing

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She recently admitted that the Strictly Come Dancing had left her feeling 'vulnerable' and 'emotional'.

And Laura Whitmore struggled to fight back tears after an awkward timing issue during her samba to the Gipsy Kings' Bamboleo with partner Giovanni Pernice.

Squinting her eyes and sighing 'sorry' to her partner, the Irish presenter looked crestfallen as she listened to the judges comments. 

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Strictly emotional: Laura Whitmore allowed the audience to see a softer side of her as she struggled to fight back tears after an awkward timing issue during her samba

Luckily, the starlet had no need to be worried, as her passionate performance earned her a respectable 32 points from the judges. 

Attempting to console her, Len Goodman exclaimed: 'She is a star,' but added: 'I'd have liked [to see] a little more Laura than Giovanni!'

He also disagreed with the pace in music as he explained: 'You sacrificed technique to give us impact.'

Bruno Tonioli was full of praise, as he shouted: 'It really sizzled, you gave everything, got everyone going.'

Fancy footwork: Luckily, the starlet had no need to be worried, as her passionate performance earned her a respectable 32 points from the judges

Onwards and upwards: Whilst the judges comments were positive and praised her hip action and 'star quality'  Laura still seemed upset

Fantastic four: The judges (L-R) Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli were full of praise for the performances on the night 

Meanwhile, Craig Revel Horwood admitted: 'It looked a bit awkward but I thought you did a very good job.'

Darcey Bussell sympathised, sighing: 'It's a shame you lost sync,' but praised her as she explained: 'You worked those hips!' 

Whilst the comments were positive, Laura still seemed upset as she explained to Claudia Winkleman: 'Sorry, I feel really bad that I messed that bit up.'

Great work: Danny Mac impressed with his first 10 of the series scoring an impressive 38 with his jive to Long Tall Sally by Little Richard

Down he goes! Danny impressed by dropping into the splits twice during his routine 

Quickstepping: The pair were perfectly in sync throughout the performance 

Elsewhere in the show, Danny Mac impressed with his first 10 of the series scoring an impressive 38 with his jive to Long Tall Sally by Little Richard. 

Following on from his disastrous performance last week, Len remarked: 'Danny Mac, you're back!' Adding: 'That was fast foot Danny!'  

Daisy Lowe and Aljaz scored an impressive 34 with their Viennese Waltz to Daisy Bell, with Bruno remarking: 'You was floating around like a weightless petal caught in a soft breeze.'

Impressive: Daisy Lowe and Aljaz scored an impressive 34 with their Viennese Waltz to Daisy Bell

Angelic: Bruno described their dance as: 'You was floating around like a weightless petal caught in a soft breeze'

Cheeky! Ore and Joanne performed the Salsa to Turn The Beat Around, with Len hilariously remarking: 'I had a blimming good look at your bum!'

Shake it! The star impressed with his hip shaking action 

Ore and Joanne performed the Salsa to Turn The Beat Around, with Len hilariously remarking: 'I had a blimming good look at your bum!' following the energetic hip shaking dance. 

Another surprise came in the form of Ed Balls and Katya Jones, who danced a fantastic Quickstep to Help! by The Beatles.

In a shock move, Craig confessed: 'I can't believe I'm actually saying this - you are actually improving and that's brilliant to see.'

'You're actually improving!' Another surprise came in the form of Ed Balls and Katya Jones, who performed a fantastic Quickstep to Help! by The Beatles and earned praise from Craig

Feel good fun: Another act who is famous for polarising the judges united them this week, as Judge Rinder wowed with his Quickstep

Overboard: Whilst his footwork may have impressed, his signature sassiness proved to be a bit too much for even the flamboyant Bruno to handle

Another act who is famous for polarising the judges united them this week, as Judge Rinder wowed with his Quickstep. 

However, whilst his footwork may have impressed, his signature sassiness proved to be a bit too much for even the flamboyant Bruno to handle, as he scoffed: 'You don't need that trout pout!' 

Yet Len was impressed, remarking: 'I was expecting Fred and Cringe, but I definitely got Fred and Ginge!'

Fantastic: All judges were in agreement, however, with the skill displayed by Louise Redknapp and and Kevin Clifton as they wowed with the first Argentine Tango on the series

Top score: Louise also bagged herself some tens on the night 

Stylish but not a showstopper: Greg Rutherford and Natalie Lowe attempted to catch up, but couldn't rival Louise with a score of just 32 for their Viennese Waltz

All judges were in agreement, however, with the skill displayed by Louise Redknapp and and Kevin Clifton as they wowed with the first Argentine Tango on the series. 

Whilst Craig may have scored nine to the audience's chagrin, the pair's impressive moves received a set of straight 10's from the other judges, rounding up their score to 39 and ensuring they topped the leaderboard. 

Greg Rutherford and Natalie Lowe attempted to catch up, but couldn't rival Louise with a score of just 32 for their Viennese Waltz.

Claudia Fragapane and AJ Pritchard finished off the show with a passionate Paso Doble that earned them a respectable 33 points. 

Passionate in pink: Claudia Fragapane and AJ Pritchard finished off the show with a passionate Paso Doble that earned them a respectable 33 points