A hugely successful pop star in the late 80s, a massively successful Vegas star in the late noughties, Matt Goss was a brilliant signing for Strictly.
Quiet and almost introverted, he wasn’t perhaps the swaggering popstar we expected. Nadiya’s tribute – the TessBot hug – we are undone.
That there was something “off” about his dances puzzled viewers. There was no discussion on the show about how Matt was living with Poland syndrome, a rare conditions that affects the musculature. When Matt commended the judges on improving his posture, it wasn’t the usual platitudes. He could have played the sob story (and certainly other contestants have this week), but he just danced his best. And The Recs salutes Matt and his decency. Here is his Strictly journey.