MIRANDA Hart has made an emotional cameo on this week's Strictly Come Dancing.
The actress made an appearance in the rehearsal VT showing the efforts of fellow actress and best friend Sarah Hadland and professional dancer Vito Coppola.
In the clip, Miranda was seen sneaking into the couple's rehearsals for their latest routine for Icons Week on Strictly Come Dancing.
The pair, who have repeatedly received high scores each week, were practising their Cha-Cha-Cha to Madonna's 'Like a Prayer'.
Jokingly 'choreographing' her best friend, an emotional Miranda then showered Sarah with praise as she told her: "It's an amazing experience, I feel lucky, like I have won a prize."
The appearance comes as BBC bosses are said to be keen to entice Miranda to join a future series and are using Sarah to make it happen.
The Call the Midwife actress is said to be on BBC bosses hit list with their hopes lying with Sarah to impress her co-star and pal to sign up next year.
An insider told The Mail on Sunday: "Sarah and Miranda used to watch Strictly at home together before Sarah was on it.
"It was their joint dream to be on [the show]. Ultimately, Miranda would love to go on the show."
They added: "The BBC is desperate to get the big names back on the show.
"If they could tempt Miranda onto it, then it could encourage other big celebrities to do it again.
"Sarah is their hope because she's so close to Miranda."
Miranda's appearance also comes after last month she shocked fans as she revealed she'd secretly got wed, and kept her new marriage firmly out of the spotlight.
The BBC favourite revealed she had secretly got married following a debilitating health battle as she spoke in a recent interview.
Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Miranda gave fans more details as she told how her diagnosis with Lyme disease made her want to find love.
She said: "I had my diagnosis during the pandemic, and it was a very lonely time, so I decided I didn’t want to be alone anymore.
"So I put out this little prayer with about one percent of hope, but I met someone and got married in July."
