Strictly: Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe introduce Movie Week
Strictly Come Dancing viewers were swift to voice their complaints this weekend. The beloved dance competition returned to screens on Saturday night (November 14). The remaining couples were back in the ballroom, eager to impress judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke. Hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe were also on hand to front the latest live show.
Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley were first up on the dance floor, showcasing their Quickstep to Happy Days by Pratt and McClain. Lauren was quick to comfort her partner after he made several errors during the routine. Despite the stumbles, Graeme and Lauren received three 7s and a 6 from the judging panel, resulting in a combined total of 27. Nevertheless, this left numerous viewers exasperated, as they felt that the pair had been generously marked, reports Wales Online.
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"Clear favouritism for Graeme," one person fumed on X. Another added: "I mean ok I understand there was illegal lifts in Dani's dance but scoring her the same as Graeme is absolutely diabolical."
A third said: "The scoring gets worse every week! Graeme deserved no more than 5 as he totally forgot what he was doing for a while there." Someone else echoed the sentiment, saying: "Sorry, but Graeme was overmarked." A fifth viewer similarly shared: "So Graeme was as good as Will's quickstep according to Shirley with that 7? Madness."
"I know, in your heart, that you want to stay in this competition. And when you started out, I was leaning over the desk, I was looking at the footwork. Toe, toe, toe, flat, no heels in the wrong place. Some beautiful footwork, but you just got a little bit tangled in the end. Did you feel that little mistake?" Shirley said. She added: "But let me tell you, if it goes on charisma, if it goes on performance and hard work, you should be good!"
Anton then noted: "You had a number of mistakes there, unfortunately. I could see what you were trying to do, you were trying to give more... You were double sell tonight. I enjoyed that part of your performance enormously."
The previous week saw Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu become the sixth couple to say goodbye to the ballroom, after being beaten by Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby in the dance-off. Their exit followed those of Chris Appleton, Melanie Walters, Sarah Storey, Shaun Wright-Phillips, and Lawrence Robb.
This week's results show will feature the pros tackling one of fiction's biggest trends, bringing the world of romantasy to life in their latest group performance. Additionally, Celebrity Traitors winner Bash Croft will also take to the ballroom floor, before two further couples battle it out to secure their place in the competition.
Strictly Come Dancing is available to stream on BBC iPlayer