Bradford's Anita Rani wowed Strictly Come Dancing viewers yet again when she performed a dramatic sci-fi themed tango with partner Gleb Savchenko at the weekend.

Anita and Gleb - "Team Glitta" - scored an impressive 32 points, earning them fourth place on the leader board after Saturday night's show.

Judge Darcy Bussell declared that Anita was the one the other Strictly contestants should be looking to follow.

Anita, a former Bradford Girls’ Grammar School pupil, is proving to be a versatile dancer, turning her hand to the samba, the American Smooth, the jive and the Charleston so far in this series of the hit Saturday night show.

She is fast becoming a frontrunner on the show, which said goodbye to TV chef Ainsley Harriot last night.

Anita started presenting aged 14 on Bradford’s Sunrise Radio and went on to study broadcasting at university, appearing on student radio, and later worked as a researcher, landing her break on Channel 5 show, The Edit.

She has worked on the BBC Asian Network and fronted pop and arts programmes, as well as being a regular reporter on Channel 4’s Cricket Show and presenting on Sky Sports. She has also presented the BBC’s Watchdog, is a reporter on The One Show and a regular on Countryfile, and has several documentaries under her belt, including travelogue India on Four Wheels, follow-ups in China and Russia, and The World’s Busiest Railway.

With such a varied CV, what does she enjoy most? “I love travelling, so making documentaries is great,” she says. “My job is varied because it’s the nature of what I do. It’s all about people and their stories, whether it’s a farmer in a muddy field in the Dales or a woman with eight children in the Philippines.

“I’m fiercely proud of Bradford, it was very special to me when I presented Countryfile from Saltaire. I felt like I was flying the flag!”

This autumn it’s wellies and waterproofs one day, sequins and heels the next, as Anita juggles presenting duties on Countryfile and The One Show with Strictly.

“I knew I’d always say yes to Strictly; it’s a show where people really grow," says Anita. "I’ve never been a dancer, I came as a blank canvas, but I adore it. You have to re-train your brain in how you move, it takes over your life. In a good way."

This week the presenter takes to the dance floor in a Halloween-themed edition of Strictly.