Strictly Come Dancing viewers praised professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin after he spoke out following his routine with Paralympic athlete Ellie Simmonds .
On Saturday’s episode of the BBC competition, which saw the stars take to the dance floor for Movie Week, some fans complained that head judge Shirley Ballas was too critical of comedian Ellie Taylor’s routine. Host Tess Daly even called out Shirley’s comments as “very strict”, while some viewers accused the judge of being “biased”.
Before giving Ellie Taylor five points, Shirley told her as she smacked her hand on the table emphatically: “No heel leads. We are going into week three. You did a natural top, and the first step of every step was a heel lead. So as from today, I’m not accepting - and that goes for everybody else - I am not accepting any heel leads.”
