Ed Balls’ brilliant Gangnam Style moment cheers the world up

It was the dance to end all dances. It was the moment the jaws of (I’m guessing) pretty much everyone in the country hit the floor and the words “Am I really seeing this?” were heard across the land.

Yes it was Ed Balls’ Gangnam Style Salsa and Strictly Come Dancing will never be the same again.

For weeks now Ed's been steadily growing a devoted following online but, as we reported earlier, the former Cabinet Minister and his partner Katya Jones came fairly close to breaking the internet with his week 8 Strictly Come Dancing routine.

The former Labour Shadow Chancellor was put through his paces in a Gangnam Style Salsa, choreographed by Jones.

And here it is again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czqtjk_iGFU

The ballroom audience adored it, even if judges Craig, Darcey, Bruno and Len only awarded it 25 points leaving Ed at the bottom of the leaderboard. And across Britain there was the same reaction. Total love.

Jack Whitehall wondered if it was a master plan to cheer the world up in the light of - ahem - recent world events:

https://twitter.com/jackwhitehall/status/797524968015884288

As did Piers Morgan:

https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/797543482256748544

As did former BBC political editor turned Today presenter Nick Robinson:

https://twitter.com/bbcnickrobinson/status/797526446298140673

And former England cricketer turned entertainment personality Andrew Flintoff was also mightily impressed:

https://twitter.com/flintoff11/status/797523986087374848

As was Richard Osman:

https://twitter.com/richardosman/status/797523971554115584

But there has to be someone, doesn't there? Balls' old adversary Alan Sugar sounded a rare sour note:

https://twitter.com/Lord_Sugar/status/797524045227036672

Boo.