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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

BBC respond after Strictly Come Dancing's Fleur East allowed to restart dance-off after incident

Strictly Come Dancing has been accused of a 'cover-up' after it was revealed that Fleur East was allowed to start her dance-off performance again last weekend. The singer and radio presenter was in the bottom two for a second time after the BBC One dance contest's Halloween special.

Fleur and her professional partner Vito Coppola had to re-perform their salsa routine to Beyonce’s Break My Soul as they went up against EastEnders star James Bye and his professional partner Amy Dowden, who ended up under the dreaded red light after his Charleston to Bumble Bee by LaVern Baker.

And after both couples had danced for the second time, it was a unanimous decision by the judges to save Fleur and send James home. But it has since been revealed the recording of the results show on Saturday night, before it is then aired to the public on Sunday, was brought to a halt by Fleur following an "incident with a prop".

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