The Strictly Come Dancing final is less than a week away so Shirley Ballas may be forgiven for being more critical than usual. Or not if viewers' comments are anything to go by. The dance contest's head judge divided fans as she appeared back on the BBC One show's panel on Sunday night (December 11).
Once again Shirley was alongsdie Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel-Horwood and Anton Du Beke as they cast their expert eye on the remaining couples' semi-final performances with a place in the Strictly 2022 final at stake. And with the Glitterball trophy in touching distance, Shirley wasn't messing around.
She caused a ripple of boos from the audience when she criticised Will Mellor's first routine of the night, a Paso Doble to Uccen by Taalbi brothers and DWTS. "There was quite a few things missing in this dance," she started before she encouraged the live studio audience to 'hang on' so she could have a moment to speak.