Strictly fans slam Shirley Ballas as she says she’d axe ‘skilled’ Fleur East

Posted on : October 11, 2022
Strictly fans slam Shirley Ballas as she says she’d axe ‘skilled’ Fleur East
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    Strictly Come Dancing fans were unimpressed as Shirley Ballas said she would have sent Fleur East packing after the latest dance-off.

    The TV star, 62, came under fire after Sunday's instalment of the BBC ballroom contest, which saw her back Richie Anderson over Fleur.

    Singer Fleur and presenter Richie had both ended up in the dreaded dance-off after their performances, and were left facing the boot.

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    Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse all chose to save Fleur and her pro partner Vito Coppola, so Richie was eliminated.

    But head judge Shirley said that she would have sent Fleur packing.

    "Well with the two couples the public put in the bottom two I would have saved Richie," she said.

    Many viewers flocked to Twitter to share their outrage over Shirley's comment.

    "Shirley would have kicked out Fleur? Whaaaaat?" said one.

    Another posted: "I have never used this site before but like many others I cannot believe that Shirley would have not saved Fleur! Unbelievable!"

    "Shirley would rather have saved the men darting around in animal costumes than the technically skilled and beautiful dancer Fleur?" asked another incredulous viewer.

    "I love Shirley but surely not," said someone else.

    "Can't believe Shirley was planning to save Richie over Fleur," said another.

    However, other fans disagreed and backed Shirley amid the backlash.

    "Everyone get a grip, Shirley Ballas did same last week, it's to give the loser a small lift," one pointed out.


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    Another tweeted that "the head judge saying they would have saved the person the others booted, when it can make no impact but might make them feel better, is nothing new".

    Daily Star has contacted the BBC and a representative for Shirley for comment.

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