BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans baffled as one couple escapes dreaded dance-off

BBC viewers were near scratching their heads arsenic the archetypal mates to look the dreaded Strictly dance-off was announced. Many of them were amazed 1 contestant was safe.

One prima volition permission Strictly Come Dancing this Sunday evening aft the 2024 series' archetypal results nighttime - but BBC One viewers were stunned to find retired 1 contestant was harmless from elimination.

Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman were backmost astatine the helm of the Strictly Come Dancing results nighttime this Sunday, September 29, 2024, announcing who would person to look a dance-off successful the hopes of securing a spot successful next week's Movie Week special.

Unfortunately for Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova, the nationalist didn't prevention them from the dreaded dance-off arsenic they were the archetypal mates to beryllium announced successful the situation and they were up against Toyah Willcox and her ain spouse Neil Jones.

However, galore viewers astatine location were outraged to realise that different mates had managed to debar the dance-off, contempt their show successful ballroom connected Saturday.

Fans of the fashionable amusement took to Twitter, present X, arsenic they were astounded to spot Paul Merson and Karen Hauer determination connected to the adjacent signifier of the competition. One of them wrote: "#strictly paul was atrocious past nighttime the worst tbf", portion a 2nd echoed: "#strictly incorrect Paul's not successful the creation disconnected helium was unspeakable arsenic overmuch arsenic hes bully and comic helium cant dance!" A 3rd agreed: "Paul is genuinely funny. I tin recognize wherefore helium was saved contempt being a atrocious dancer lol", different fumed: "#Strictly Paul should've been successful bottommost 2 and should go. He's the worst by far."

On Saturday, Paul's salsa to Pitbull's Fireball attracted attraction from viewers erstwhile Craig Revel Horwood commented the creation with a harsh remark. The justice suggested that intoxicant had fixed him confidence, contempt Paul being unfastened astir his past struggles with addiction.

This prompted the erstwhile Arsenal subordinate to rapidly retort: " I don't drink." Craig continued: "It was similar a drama creation astatine a wedding I'm afraid. It was truly not good. Those shunts were terrible." One instrumentality took to Twitter to criticise Craig's deficiency of probe connected the contestants, calling his remark to Paul Merson unnecessary. Another questioned: "Did Craig truly conscionable accidental helium thought the drinks astatine the barbecue gave Paul Merson confidence. Tactless successful the extreme."

Others echoed these sentiments, with 1 saying: "Oh gosh not truly bully of Craig to marque a drinks gag to Paul Merson." Another added: "Well that was a monolithic faux pas connected Craig's behalf. Clearly doesn't cognize Paul is an Alcoholic." Yet different chimed in: "Bit of a faux pas to speech astir drinks astatine the barbecue to Paul Merson, idiosyncratic famously sober aft years of excessive drinking." "Craig's remark to Paul Merson was successful precise mediocre taste. I anticipation helium gets an apology," different idiosyncratic wrote.

Sunday's results nighttime ended with Tom and Nadiya leaving the competition. When asked by Tess Daly astir her and Tom’s clip connected the show, Nadiya gushed: “To get to cognize him, he’s not conscionable a three-time Olympic champion he’s a existent man and helium taught maine however to enactment truly hard and however to enactment everything in. And you cognize what? On this programme, sometimes to win, you don’t request to win, and that’s however I consciousness this year.” The remaining 14 couples volition instrumentality to the dancefloor adjacent week for the fan favourite Movie Week Special.

On Saturday, Toyah and Neil landed astatine the bottommost of the leaderboard. Despite Anton hailing this week's Jive arsenic '1,000 times better' than their Tango, the brace scored conscionable 30 retired of a imaginable 80 for their combined dances. Former footballer Paul Merson followed adjacent down with spouse Karen Hauer astatine 32.

At the different end, Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec near the judges and fans speechless with their Viennese Waltz to Rhapsody successful Blue, scoring them 3 nines and 1 8 and - combined with past week's people - sending them soaring close to the apical of the leaderboard with 65 retired of 80. Following up intimately down were Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola with an awesome combined people oregon 62.

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