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Strictly's Shirley Ballas shifts 'blame' for controversial result with backstage remark

Shirley Ballas 'shifted' the blame for Strictly Come Dancing's controversial result onto viewers, with a very directed comment she made during this weekend's results show.

This series had already had its fair share of shocks before Saturday, after Fleur East and Kym Marsh both landed in the Strictly dance-off over consecutive weeks, despite being nowhere near the bottom of the leaderboard. The 'curse' of finishing in the middle of the standings struck again this weekend, this time claiming Molly Rainford and Jayde Adams as its victims.

Both hadn't been in the dance-off prior to the latest results show but were forced to compete each other to stay in the competition. Molly being in the bottom two was the biggest shock of the night, given that she's been a frequent high scorer and, even though her and pro Carlos Gu had a slightly off week, they still got 30 out of 40.

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