STRICTLY Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has revealed she has a "whole list of reasons" as to who she sends home each week.
The TV star hit back against fans who have been claimed the show is a "fix" by hitting out that sending Will Mellor home was the "hardest decision" on the show yet.
Shirley, 62, took to This Morning to chat with hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing finale.
The professional dancer hit back against fans who have been accusing the show of a "fix" and calling for her to be replaced.
She explained it had been the "hardest decision" to send home soap star Will Mellor in the semi-final last week as it hotted up.
Shirley also explained that she made her decision based on a "whole list" of notes since the start of the competition.
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Hitting back against the trolls, Shirley said: "Normally when we have to send somebody it's very clear, it's very obvious when we have to.
"But I have to say, this last week, sending somebody home was very, very difficult as I thought the judges would agree on somebody and they didn't so it was left to me.
"It was difficult because they all tried so hard. Will was a superstar in his own right, it is really, really just small details.
"You look at both couples and it just becomes a preference at the end of the day, I'm weighing up these mistakes with those mistakes.
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"I have a whole list of things that perhaps the general public don't see to come to my conclusion, which is never easy to do."
It comes after Strictly fans revealed they think Shirley should be replaced as the dance show's head judge – by Anton Du Beke.
BBC viewers were left fuming after Will Mellor was booted off the show on Monday night ahead of the final.
The actor, 46, has narrowly missed out on a place on the final after a tense dance-off against Fleur East, which saw head judge Shirley have the deciding vote.
Following the shock results fans rushed online to beg bosses to make Anton, 56, the new head judge.
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