Strictly Come Dancing's Aljaz Skorjanec suffers mishap seconds into routine

Strictly Come Dancing's Halloween special brought its usual mix of thrills and chills as the competition took a spooky turn.

However, it was professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec's costume mishap that stole the show for BBC viewers at home.

During a Frankenstein-themed samba to Reel 2 Real's "I Like to Move It," Aljaz, with his face painted green and sporting a towering quiff and neck bolts, suffered a wardrobe malfunction when one of his bolts fell off mid-performance.

The second bolt detached after he and his partner Tasha Ghoruri finished their routine, much to the amusement of Strictly fans.

Fans didn't hold back their reactions on social media with one viewer commenting: "Aljaz losing both his neck bolts from sweating is so funny to me #strictly."

Another fan humorously observed: "Aljaz has a bit of a screw loose. Seriously. He's missing one after his dance. And he's about to lose another. #SCD #Strictly", while another simply stated: "Aljaz has lost a bolt," accompanied by a shocked emoji.

Despite the costume snafu, Aljaz and Tasha triumphed with a score of 37 points, setting a record for the highest-scoring Halloween samba and securing the top spot on the leaderboard.

Judge Shirley Ballas praised the pair, saying they "combined character and technique, very impressive.".

JB Gill narrowly avoided elimination last week after surviving the dreaded dance-off against ex-footballer Paul Merson.

However, according to the latest odds from bookmakers, it is Dr Punam Krishan who is the favourite to be sent home this week with odds of 2/1.

Sam Quek follows closely behind at 7/2, while Pete Wicks is currently sitting at 5/1.

Meanwhile, comic Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell remain the favourites to win Strictly, and their odds of being eliminated have lengthened from 200/1 to 250/1 despite fewer couples remaining in the competition.

Strictly Come Dancing continues every Saturday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.