6 days Ago By Katy Hallam,Lucas Hill-Paul
Fans of Strictly Come Dancing are up in arms, with calls for one judge to be axed following what they call an 'over-scoring' of a subpar performance. The iconic Blackpool week made its glittering return during tonight's episode. Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal hit the floor with a Cha Cha to the tune of Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy, with Pete rocking skin-tight pink PVC trousers.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood didn't hold back his critique, branding Pete's dance "very uncoordinated" and stating, "you were behind musically" before awarding a meagre four points. Motsi Mabuse was bemused yet entertained, admitting: "I loved it for all the wrong reasons. I would watch it over and over.
I'm still trying to figure out whats happening here." Contrastingly, Shirley found much to commend, giving Pete and Jowita an eight and complimenting him: "You had some very good isolation, you had a very good neck line..
..Your hips were swinging left and right.
" Her verdict included high praise: "It was very entertaining. I don't think I'm going to forget this evening for a long time." Dismayed fans stormed social media to vent their frustrations at Shirley, accusing her of ignoring Pete's blunders.
Tweets flooded in with reactions like: "Need Shirley to leave after this series. So f****** unprofessional. Pete gets 'very entertaining' for that.
" Another voiced disappointment: "Shirley losing all credibility as a judge." Meanwhile, another viewer remarked sarcastically: "No matter what Pete does Shirley praises him." A further exasperated comment read: "I need Shirley's head judge status removed.
" Speaking to The Sun, Shirley Ballas shared her commitment to stay on the show as long as the BBC wishes to keep her. She elaborated: "You know, I'm not going anywhere as long as the BBC would like to have me." The esteemed judge continued, outlining her impartial approach: "I judge without fear or favour.
I'm just someone who sits in that chair as head judge to stay in my lane and judge the dancing - legs, feet, body co-ordination, synchronisation and chemistry between the leader and the follower." Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer..
