STRICTLY Come Dancing fans are still getting their head around the shock vote and elimination from this week’s Movie Week – with some believing it even revealed a feud between Fleur East and head judge Shirley Ballas.
The BBC dancing series is known to deliver some shockers, but neither viewers nor the judges were entirely prepared for X Factor star Fleur landing in the bottom two alongside radio fave Richie Anderson.
Fleur and Vito landed in the bottom two during Movie Week of Strictly
Fleur was clearly upset during the gripping dance-off
In the end, after a particularly heartstopping dance-off, the fate of the celebrities’ futures on the show were left in the hands of the judges, and they chose to save Fleur.
However, there was one who didn’t agree with the decision – with Shirley declaring: “Well with the two couples the public put in the bottom two I would have saved Richie and Giovanni.”
By that point it was too late, with the majority vote overruling her own, but the choice seemed an odd one to the viewers who all agreed when pushed, Fleur was the one that deserved to stay most.
In fact, some are saying it’s a sign of a feud with Fleur behind the scenes.
“Shirley surely would never have chosen Richie over Fleur in that dance off? Fleur is an equisite dancer, what on earth?” wrote one confused viewer.
“Richie & giovanni and fleur & vito shouldn’t have been in the dance off and richie shouldn’t have gone this early but for shirley to say she’d have saved richie over fleur east ?! helloo wha [sic]” said another.
A third said: “I would of liked more information from Shirley to explain on what ground was Richie’s dance better than Fleur?. Nothing against Richie or Shirley, but I am struggling to understand how his dance was better?”
“Why does Shirley do that ?? Honestly no one thought Fleur wasn’t better than Ritchie. She undermines her position as a judge and puts a finger up to the other judges. #Strictly,” added a fourth angered fan.
This weekend, Fleur and her dance partner Vito performed their American Smooth to Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid, earning 29 points for their performance.
In fact, during the live show it was actually Craig who scored the pair the lowest, not Shirley – but come the dance-off, he argued compared to Richie Anderson (who’s partnered with last year’s winner Giovanni Pernice), Fleur was “the most accomplished technician”.
After being eliminated, Richie told host Tess Daly: “Do you know what, as a Strictly fan I always thought it was a magical thing to be a part of, and being here it really is and it’s not just the people that you see on camera, the judges, and you and Claud[ia Winkleman] and the amazing people that I’ve got to meet on this show. The people behind the scenes in hair, make-up, costume, Tasha our runner,
Stef, Jas, everybody.
“I also want to thank this guy [Giovanni] as well, he’s been so amazing, and I feel so lucky that I’ve got to dance with you every day. Not only are you a fantastic dancer but you are also a fantastic guy on top of that.
“I want to thank all my family and friends and my other half Dean
who is in the audience, I love you so much.”
The eliminated pair will appear on It Takes Two on Monday to talk further about their exit.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday and Sunday on BBC One.
Shirley said she wouldn’t have saved Fleur and Vito despite fans and her fellow judges thinking they were better
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