Strictly fans blast bosses for ‘mean’ twist as Kym Marsh sent home

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have blasted show bosses for a “mean” twist during Kym Marsh’s farewell dance.

The former Coronation Street actress, 46, and professional partner Graziano Di Prima, 28, lost out in the quarter final dance-off to Molly Rainford, 22, and Carlos Gu, 28.

Their Fame-themed Cha Cha Cha routine left them bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing table on Friday courtesy of the judges scores, with them later failing to secure enough public votes for safety.

After head judge Shirley Ballas, 62, chose to keep CBBC presenter Molly – who performed a Charleston to Hot Honey Rag from the musical Chicago – in the deadlock, Kym’s fate was sadly sealed.

Yet viewers have called out producers for their choice of farewell song as Kym and Graz followed the show tradition with a final few steps on the dancefloor.

They shared their emotional final few moments to the tune So Long, Farewell, from The Sound Of Music.

Despite it being Strictly’s Musicals Week, fans thought the use of the Rodgers and Hammerstein tune was rubbing salt in the wounds.

One took to Reddit to exclaim: “What a mean song for a send off holy macaroni





.”

A second agreed and mused: “I wondered who choses the send off songs too.”

A third then quipped on Twitter: “Not them singing So Long, Farewell to Kym lmaooo #strictly.”

After she narrowly missed out on a spot in the semi-final, an emotional Kym said: “Honestly I’ve loved every single second that I’ve been here.

“I never thought I’d get to this stage in a million years.

I have to say, it’s all down to this man [Graziano] here, he is just wonderful and he will be my friend forever.”

Her exit came after she was given a bye last week after falling ill with Covid.