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Prior to the performance this week, she already suffered a dislocated rib because of rigorous training.
But Denise Van Outen overcame many hardships in her life, and she doesn’t like to be beaten simply because of a dislocated rib. On the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday night, she was able to wow the judging panel with an effortlessly energetic jive, and land a place as runner-up in the competition.
The 38-year-old TV presenter and her partner James Jordan won praise from judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell for their sexy moves on the dancefloor.
She pulls her best moves to Little Richard's Tutti Frutti. The star impressed the judges with her 'fantastic energy and impeccable timing' and won a rapturous applause from the audience for her efforts.
She got a near-perfect score of 39 for her first dance, head judge Len said: 'I thought you combined athleticism with artistry there. It was fantastic.'
Bruno added: 'My darling you are wicked. That was a premium grade jive, packed with excitement energy and variety of steps. You deserve to be her darling; you really do.'
Darcey gushed: 'I love this the first time and I love it again. You're fast and furious, and it suits you down to the ground.'
But famously acid-tongued judge Craig teased Denise by seeming to criticize her performance, prior to turning the tables and praising her for her efforts.
He said: 'Limp lame, I'm joking. Fantastic energy, your timing as usual was impeccable. You truly are a great dancer.'
Denise and James then took to the stage for an energetic show dance to Irene Cara's What A Feeling.
Denise twirl around the dancefloor in a form-fitting sheer black catsuit, the mother of one managed to beat her previous performance with a perfect score of 40.
Len said: 'If that dance was a game of poker you went all in - it had dancer it had talent. I'm so glad that came off as it did because it justified what I thought all along
Bruno added: 'What a feeling what a dance, the lift had an incredible level of difficulty and you pulled it off in a way I've never seen before. That was epic.'
Craig gushed: 'It was a little bit hip central for my liking, but it was absolutely incredible. I can't believe what your body did.'
And Darcey can’t believe that she managed to pull that performance: ‘That was flashy, wow you could travel the world doing that and made a lot of money from it. You made that look far too easy.'
Denise tried to be humble as possible and said: 'If this is our last dance then I'm so happy because I loved every second of it.'
At an earlier time, this week, Denise talks about her injuries during an interview with Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw.
She said: 'I was practising a lift for the final show, and I felt like I'd suddenly been winded and then I found out I've got a dislocated rib and if I breath really deeply I can feel it popping.'
Though, she was one of the leading in the leader board, Denise fall in the bottom two last couple of weeks.
And the star confessed that she was in pain during the finale of the BBC One dance show.
In an interview with the Sunday Mirror newspaper, she said: 'It was so painful - but I was determined to get through. There was no way I was not going to dance in the final.
'Earlier I was telling people, "Don't make me laugh because every time I do it makes me wince".'
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