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Manchester Evening News
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Abbie Bray & Katie Fitzpatrick

BBC Strictly's Kaye Adams in 'sexist' row as fans blast judges for scoring Loose Women panellist higher than co-stars

Eyebrows were raised as Strictly Come Dancing made its return on Saturday night and the new batch of celebrities maede their dancefloor debut. Coronation Street and Two Pint of Lager and a Packet of Crisps star Will Mellor and wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin topped the leaderboard and tying with 34 points.

Landing at the bottom of the table was former Arsenal player Tony Adams and his pro dance partner Katya Jones with 15 points for their football themed routine. But some fans of the long-running BBC dance contest, judged by Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas, disagreed with the scoring.

One viewer branded the scores as 'sexist' after Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams got higher points than some of her co-stars, reports the Daily Express. Kendal tweeted: "Craig watching Kym, Tyler and Jayde before Kaye and scoring her higher than them all was an interesting choice…"

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