Strictly Come Dancing fans have hit out at at the BBC show, claiming the show is 'fixed' after it was revealed viewers did not get to see the 'whole footage' of celeb contestant Fleur East's dance-off. Over the weekend, Fleur was in the bottom two with fellow competitor and EastEnders actor James Bye.
Their dance-off was recorded on Saturday (Oct 29) night and aired on the Sunday. However, there reportedly was one part of the dance-off that wasn't aired in the final edit broadcast to millions, the Mirror says.
At the end of the dance-off James was voted off by the judges, allowing Fleur to stay in the competition for another week. Sources claim however that Fleur and her partner Vito fell to the ground during their performance - something that wasn't aired.
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It has been said that Fleur pulled Vito to the floor as she 'fell' and they were both checked over by on-site medics before reportedly being allowed to restart their routine.
Addressing the moment, a source told The Sun: "Poor Fleur looked stunned and devastated, and no one really knew what was happening on or off stage. Eventually, the warm-up guy came on and addressed the audience while Fleur and Vito got checked out.
"They started their dance again and obviously this second version was the one aired. There was no reference to the fall by the judges either."
The source then claims James wasn't entirely bothered by the move as he believed Fleur had been the better dancer, although several others were relatively shocked. "It's not exactly a live performance if stars get to have another crack of the whip," they told the publication.
However, following the allegations, a spokesperson for the BBC responded, saying there was an incident involving a prop before they began dancing: "After an incident with a prop at the beginning of Fleur and Vito's dance-off performance, the decision was made to halt proceedings to check they were not injured. As they had not begun to dance before the incident occurred, it was decided they could start the performance again, once it was confirmed they were fit to do so."
After the dramatic episode, Fleur spoke about the dance-off on her Hits Radio Breakfast Show with co-presenter James Barr: "I have no idea why I'm in the bottom two – it's out of my hands, out of my control. All I can do is rehearse every week and do my best, have the most fun and that's what I'm doing."
Strictly Come Dancing returns on Sunday at 7.20pm on BBC One.
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