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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Katie Fitzpatrick

Shirley Ballas says she was left 'mortified' as she insists fellow BBC Strictly judges 'got it wrong'

It was a decision that raised eyebrows at the weekend, when Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas said she would have saved Loose Women star Kaye Adams over singer Matt Goss in the first dreaded dance-off of the series. The second live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2022 led to decision time as the first celeb departed the dancefloor.

After the judges’ scores were added to those from the launch week, and then combined with the results of the viewers’ votes, Kaye and her dance partner Kai Widdrington performed their charleston to Music! Music! Music! by Dorothy Provine again in a bid to stay in the running.

Then, Matt and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova reprised their Samba to Night Fever by the Bee Gees in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition. After both couples had danced a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts.

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