Strictly Come Dancing viewers have accused the BBC of favouritism toward celebrity contestant Wynne Evans and his professional dance partner Katya Jones.
Fans of the show have become suspicious after noticing the pair consistently receive high marks throughout the series, often ranging between 30 and 34 points out of 40.
On the recent Halloween themed episode, the Welsh opera singer and Katya performed a Salsa dressed as red devils.
Their routine was praised by judges. Craig Revel Horwood branded Evans a "born entertainer", while Motsi Mabuse called him her "sunshine" and expressed her adoration.
The judges awarded the pair an impressive 31, with Motsi, Shirley Ballas, and Anton Du Beke each giving an eight.
By contrast, several viewers were unhappy with the performance and voiced frustration over the scores.
Some alleged that Evans had been "overmarked" and questioned if he is getting special treatment due to his rapport with the judges or even "something in his contract".
On social media, one person wrote: "Wynne is getting so blatantly overmarked each week and it’s doing my absolute head in. That dance was easily his worst dance yet in my opinion and yet he got three 8’s????? i’m genuinely baffled."
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Another chimed in: "Sorry but a 31 is a joke! Surely BBC favouritism at play at this point? What am I missing that is so good with Wynne?"
A few even suggested that personal biases may be impacting the scoring, with one fan writing: "Judges have the people they like and they generally pick up an extra point per judge.
"Seems unfair to me but it’s not a dance show anymore."
Others complained that Evans’ performances lack technical ability, and claimed that his scores do not reflect that.
However, some came to their defence as one person said: "Back off. I love Wynne and Katya."
This follows off the back of an incident where Evans reportedly made an off-colour joke behind the scenes of the dance show.
He is said to have jokingly comparing his double chin to female anatomy.
A pal of Wynne's has claimed that the remark was a self-depracating joke, shared confidentially with a makeup artist who did not take offence.
However, this quip has only intensified the public reaction to the Welsh singer.
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