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Olivia Jade earns her best score of the season so far with a 'lean, mean' Queen quickstep on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Nov 3, 2021, 00:14 IST
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Olivia Jade Giannulli poses at the end of her quickstep. ABC/Eric McCandless
  • Olivia Jade Giannulli scored three perfect 10s on Monday's "Dancing With The Stars" Queen Night.
  • Her score and bonus points put her atop the leaderboard with partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
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Olivia Jade Giannulli and Val Chmerkovskiy received their first 10s of the season on "Dancing With the Stars" Monday night. The pair performed a quickstep to Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" on an episode celebrating the legendary band's music and legacy.

Judge Bruno Tonioli called Giannulli a "lean, mean quickstep queen" after her energetic performance. Carrie Ann Inaba praised her for not only dancing on the floor but using the floor while she danced. Derek Hough noted he didn't see Giannulli miss a single step during such a difficult routine.

Only judge Len Goodman had any negative notes about the routine, saying he wished he saw more body contact between the partners. Goodman admitted that the gap between them may have seemed larger because of Giannulli's outfit, but still gave the pair an eight.

Goodman's score was an outlier, though, considering that Hough, Tonioli, and Inaba each gave Giannulli a 10 - her first perfect marks of the season.

Giannulli and Chmerkovskiy begin their quickstep. ABC/Eric McCandless

But Goodman was considerably more impressed by Giannulli during the second round of competition: a foxtrot relay dance to Queen's hit "Under Pressure."

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Giannulli and Chmerkovskiy danced against JoJo Siwa and her pro partner, Jenna Johnson, and Jimmie Allen and his partner, Emma Slater. Each judge had a bonus point to give during that round, and all four of their points went to Giannulli and Chmerkovskiy.

The influencer's total score for the night was a 42, putting her atop the leaderboard.

Giannulli and Chmerkovskiy dance to "Fat Bottomed Girls." ABC/Eric McCandless

Giannulli's score marked an important milestone for Chmerkovskiy as a choreographer and pro partner. "This is my first 10 on 'Dancing with the Stars' in four years," he said at a press conference as reported by ABC.

The YouTuber was equally thrilled with her score, calling it a "really, really incredible " moment that she'll never forget.

Watch the pair's quickstep below:

"Dancing With the Stars" airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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