Strictly Come Dancing fans think the judges should be 'reminded of the rules' after they were left furious over the latest dance-off results. In an unusual move, the results of the semi-final were revealed on Monday night (December 12) after the live show aired on Sunday for the first time.
Will Mellor battled it out against Fleur East after they came bottom of the leaderboard based on the scores from the judges and public following their two performances in the penultimate live show of the series. As Tess Daly revealed who was safe, and therefore through to the 2022 final of the BBC One dance contest, the red light of doom ended up landing on actor Will and dance partner Nancy and radio host and singer Fleur and her dance partner Vito Coppola.
Both couples were asked to reperform their favourite dance of the night, as the results were pre-recorded directly after the live show, with Fleur opting to redo her Charleston to Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano by Fiorello as Will chose to perform his Couples’ Choice to a 90s Manchester-inspired medley after using the routine to close the semi-final.
While Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood opted to save Fleur and Vito, Anton Du Beke shared his decision to save Will and Nancy which he said was "due to an error in a dismount from a lift" from Fleur and Vito.
This, therefore, left the vote in Shirley Ballas' hands. She said: "First of all, the British public has spoken and with respect, I take that on board. My fellow judges have decided that they don’t agree, so I have made lots of notes here, both couples were outstanding and not only today but through the series.
"I have loved both of them, this is by far, even for me Craig, the most difficult decision I feel I have had to make. Based on micro details, I have decided to save Fleur and Vito."
While many were thrilled to see Fleur through to the final, others were 'gutted' to see Will leave at the last hurdle. But some were particularly angry that only Anton appeared to point out the mistake in Fleur and Vito's dance-off routine and argued if, as the judges say, their decision is based on the 'dance-off alone' that Will should have been given a place in the final.
@hidi6265 said: "What a joke! Anton was right there was a mistake! So WHY did they vote will off ????????????????????" @anoif_depp complained: "No way fleur should be in the final....she made a mistake?? ... absolutely wrong decision...only Anton got it right..." @clp08 wrote: "Annoyed that only Anton followed the rules for the dance off. Will’s first dance off and left and Fleur has been in loads and messed up. Wrong decision."
@spjones12019 fumed: "Based on the 'dance off alone' - someone should tell Shirley the rules. Wills timing was perfection, Fleur made mistakes so why did Shirley save Fleur??? Anton saw the mistakes , the public saw the mistakes - lets keep it about the dancing please......"
@meg_jones_28 shared: "Will should be in the final- Fleur made mistakes in the dance off!!." @plewsg posted: "Anton was the only judge who judged the dance off only. Fleur did make mistakes." @juliedazzle added: "Unbelievable - how can you make a mistake in the dance off & still go through? Strictly judges you should be ashamed!"
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