Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas has revealed she's received some 'apologies' after being the target of what she's described as 'hurtful messages' over the weekend. However, some viewers are still not happy with the judge's treatment of several contestants and think she should be the one saying sorry.
Shirley has been head judge on the BBC show since 2017, stepping into the shoes of original expert Len Goodman and she's back on the panel for the new series, which has now seen three live shows and two eliminations. On Saturday night the remaining couples took to the floor for Movie Week and Shirley divided opinion amongst viewers with some of her scores and critiques being condemned by viewers.
A few eyebrows were raised when both she and Motsi Mabuse awarded Tyler West a 10 for his Charleston, while Shirley came under fire for being 'overly harsh' on Ellie Taylor and Fleur East. And it was Fleur who was the catalyst for further backlash against Shirley when Sunday night's results show aired. Fleur landed in the dance-off and, while her place in Strictly was secured by Craig, Motsi and Anton, Shirley said she'd have saved rival Richie Anderson.
