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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Freya Hodgson

Strictly Come Dancing fans accuse Shirley Ballas of 'under-marking' female celebrities

Strictly Come Dancing returned to our screens for the second live show on Saturday night - but viewers have all made the same complaint about head judge Shirley Ballas.

Fans have accused the judge of favouring certain contestants over others, and slammed her for being particularly harsh on comedian Ellie Taylor and singer Fleur East.

After watching their performances, Shirley told the radio host: “There were too many foot faults for me…It never really got enough flow.”

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