Strictly's Emma and Anton floor viewers with stunning Vienesse Waltz

Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke left Strictly viewers in awe after their stunning Viennesse Waltz routine.

The pair carefully carved out their routine with grace and elegance, as well as the emotion put into their facial expressions which completely wowed the judges.

The EastEnders' actress admitted it was going to be an emotional performance as she spoke in a VT.

She wore a stunning purple dress which was embellished with sparkles, as her hair was pinned back into 90s style curls.

Meanwhile dance professional Anton rocked a matching purple silk suit and shirt.

Twitter fans were quick to jump in and have their say about their sweet performance.

It was emotional and sweet (BBC)

Emma's friends were left in tears in the audience (BBC)

One praised: " @TheAntonDuBeke and @EmmaBarton were so moving and beautiful on #StrictlyComeDancing tonight. Just gorgeous. So glad Anton has finally got a good partner."

Another penned: "What a beautiful dance from @EmmaBarton & @TheAntonDuBeke these 2 are my winners for this year. So glad Anton has a partner who isnt a joke act."

A third added: " @TheAntonDuBeke is such a dream to watch in ballroom with a good partner. Well done."

They stunned in a beautiful dance together (BBC)

They gracefully swept across the floor (BBC)

Host Tess Daly congratulated the pair at the end of the "gorgeous" performance, and proudly told the pair she was swept away as it was so lovely.

Judge Bruno Tonioli said: "Your best dance yet," as the audience cheered in the background.

"Apart from the dancing, what you did so beautifully was the interpretation of the character."

He admitted he had goose bumps from their beautiful performance.

Judges were impressed by their expressions (BBC)

They waltz together in sync (BBC)

Hard-to-please Craig Revel Horwood told the pair: "I thought it was classy, I thought it was super stylish."

Motsi praised Emma for being the "queen", and she also gushed over their performance.

"That dance spoke for itself, I don't think you have to say so much about that dance, because it was just so beautiful - just so special."

Emma and Anton performed well as a pair (BBC)

Motsi confessed she felt the story, the dancing and the music in their emotional waltz.

Emma and Anton received compliment after compliment, which left them in a higher position than last week.

An emotional Emma, who looked like she was about to cry, admitted: "It's wonderful," as Strictly host Claudia turned to her and said: "Your friends in the audience were sobbing - just so you know."

They scored a high 35 in total for their heartfelt dance routine.