Ed Balls leaves the nation speechless with cringeworthy The Mask impression

Our toes. Will not. Uncurl.

There was a time not so long ago when Ed Balls was most widely mocked for accidentally tweeting his own name from his personal Twitter account. Indeed, for many it was the only memorable aspect of the former MP's career. It occurred back in 2011, when he meant to search his name on the social medium and made the schoolboy error. The resulting tweet was subsequently shared by thousands of people, and ever since April 28 has been 'Ed Balls Day'. But he can finally rest assured that that will quickly fade in the eyes of many as his most cringeworthy moment...mainly because it has been well and truly usurped by his performances on Strictly Come Dancing. https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/782709499874283521 If last week's cowboy show wasn't bad enough, he outdid himself this weekend with a bizarre and frankly cringe-inducing turn as Jim Carrey's The Mask. It was either comedy gold or a crime against humanity - we can't quite decide. In fairness to Balls, he has proved a tremendous sport on the dancing show and won many fans over with his gung-ho displays. No one can accuse the former Shadow Chancellor of holding anything back...even if we sometimes wish he would. As you can image, there was no shortage of viewers at home taking the piss... https://twitter.com/dats/status/784845606435033088 https://twitter.com/Glanvill89/status/784838525103538177 https://twitter.com/Ariadne_Griffin/status/784839871256989696 But most of the cringe was reserved for his 'Somebody stop me!' line after the dance. We really would if we could, mate... https://twitter.com/tomEurosport/status/784840067927969792 https://twitter.com/lukerigg/status/784843629122744320 https://twitter.com/flamingnora/status/784838331339341824 https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/784841273194770432 Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live: