Shirley Ballas has issued a direct message to viewers of Strictly Come Dancing after she was hit with backlash following the latest instalment of the BBC dance contest.
During Movie Week, BBC Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice and Fleur East and Vito Coppola found themselves in the dreaded-dance off. Both couples had to reprise their week three routines in a bid to stay in the competition, with Richie and Giovanni performing their samba to Hakuna Matata from The Lion King before singer and Hits Radio presenter Fleur and Vito re-performed their American Smooth to Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid.
Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse all chose to save Fleur and Vito, who had been early favourites to lift the glitterball. This meant they had won the majority vote, sending Richie and Strictly's reigning champion Giovanni home in the second dance-off of the series.
