Fleur East breaks down after surprise on Hits Radio Breakfast

There’s an emotional moment for Fleur East during her last Hits Radio Breakfast Show before this Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing final.

Fleur hears messages of support from her family before a surprise visit to the studio from her uncle Sean, who is the brother of her late dad.

Having listened to a series of messages from family including her mum and her sister Kesha, who both told her how proud they were of her, Fleur is told that there’s one final surprise.

Uncle Sean, who was invited into the studio by co-hosts James and Matt, told a tearful Fleur: “Your dad would be on Cloud 9 today wouldn’t he? Although you’ve had a bit of a tough old journey – it’s not been the easiest experience, has it?”

He continues on to tell listeners: “Fleur’s dad would have been massively proud – he would have been ecstatic. It was his favourite programme – I don’t think he’d be able to speak he’d be so excited.

“It’s going to be an exciting weekend, her dad would have been absolutely over the moon, so you’ve just got to get out there, get the votes and win please!”

An emotional Fleur laughed through her tears and replied: “No pressure uncle Sean!”

It all a bit too much for Fleur as the usually stoic presenter broke down and admitted: “I think we really needed something like this, Strictly has just bought so much joy to our family’s lives and it came at the perfect time. And the fact that it was dad’s favourite show was the best thing and it means so much more for that reason.”

Listen to Fleur East on The Hits Radio Breakfast Show every weekday morning from 6am –10am.