This woman immediately convinced three judges, enchanted millions of viewers and, quite incidentally, set a record: British model Anna Ermakova won the RTL dance show “Let’s Dance” with another brilliant performance. The daughter of tennis star Boris Becker and model Angela Ermakova (both 55) and her dance partner Valentin Lusin (36) received the most viewer votes in the final on Friday evening. She accepted the trophy, squealing happily. At the same time, the 23-year-old broke a record for the jury grades: in the final, shortly before the end, she surpassed the series of ten best ratings that Ella Endlich had achieved here years ago.
“I came to Germany from England to dance. I never thought that I would be welcomed here with such open arms,” said the model, visibly touched, in a mix of German and English. The biggest challenge for her was “opening up emotionally” on the dance floor.
Anna Ermakova lives in London and has so far avoided German show business – as the daughter of the tennis star, she has been unintentionally in the public eye since early childhood. The young Brit learned German for “Let’s Dance”.
During the last live broadcast, Ermakova floated across the dance floor in a freestyle performance as Alice in Wonderland. She and Lusin offered the audience a mix of Lindy Hop, Tango, Foxtrot and Contemporary. Previously, the duo had performed a passionate tango and a slow waltz to perfection.
Again and again the three judges’ trowels shot up with 10 points each. Joachim Llambi, who is otherwise known for his ruthless criticism, eventually had trouble finding new compliments. He is proud that this talent has come to his German show.
For the first time since 2018, two women were in the show finale. Ermakova relegated actress Julia Beautx (24) with dance partner Zsolt Sándor Cseke (35) to second place and ex-gymnast Philipp Boy (35) with professional dancer Patricija Ionel (28) to third place. In the jury evaluation, it had previously become tight: Both Beautx and Boy had dusted off the full number of points twice and 27 points once with their dances.
Mother Angela Ermakova cheered for her daughter in the auditorium. “I wish her the best of the best of the best. And from the bottom of my heart,” she said before the decision. Father Boris Becker had previously spoken via Instagram: “You have already conquered the hearts of the Germans – by storm. Your talent, your discipline, your performance and – even more – your personality are outstanding. And I couldn’t be prouder.” He is looking forward to seeing her again soon “away from the spotlight,” said the world tennis star about his daughter.
In the fight for the cup, the three finalists had already left many other celebrities behind: Among other things, top chef Ali Güngörmüs (46), model Alex Mariah Peter (25) and Twitch star Jens “Knossi” Knossalla (36) were in this season. been there.