BBC Strictly Come Dancing 'fix' row erupts as fans fume 'get a grip' after latest elimination

Strictly Come Dancing fans person been near fuming by a daze exit for Jamie Borthwick during tonight's occurrence of the BBC show

Tonight, Strictly Come Dancing fans were near stunned to find retired EastEnders fable Jamie Borthwick would beryllium dancing retired of the ballroom for the past time, having mislaid successful the dance-off against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe.

There were conscionable 7 couples near successful the competition, with Tasha Ghouri and JB Gill some placed astatine the apical of the leaderboard aft past night's performances - including the instrumentality of the danceathon.

However, it was Jamie and Pete Wicks that ended up towards the bottommost of the leaderboard, with fans near puzzled contiguous arsenic Pete survived different week without adjacent being successful the dance-off.

Angry fans took to Twitter to vent their thoughts, with 1 writing: "WHAT? Pete is harmless and Montell and Jamie successful the creation off. Absolute joke! #Strictly."

A 2nd added: "Why is PETE not successful DANCE OFF #strictly this is simply a gag a farce and a fix! #Strictly" with a 3rd writing: "Who keeps voting for Pete? He is the worst of the lot, wherefore bash radical support voting him in. Montell & Johannes and Jamie & Michelle successful the bottommost two? Awful effect #Strictly."

A 4th added: "Absolutely HORRIFIC creation disconnected - tin the nationalist delight get a grip #Strictly. While a 5th wrote: "#Strictly who tf is voting for Pete?! Montell vs Jamie should ne'er beryllium a dance-off."

A sixth shared: "Gutted. Ain’t nary mode Jamie deserves to beryllium successful the bottommost this week, helium was perfectly brilliant. Sometimes the British nationalist get it SO incorrect and this is 1 of those times," with a seventh adding: "If Pete is truthful shocked and bothered to inactive beryllium in, past quit. Stop costing amended dancers their spot successful the contention #Strictly."

However, immoderate fans backed Pete. One wrote: "you’re going to hatred maine for this, but one kinda emotion pete, one virtually emotion them each and don’t privation immoderate of them to spell from this constituent onwards #Strictly," arsenic different wrote: "I can't assistance but emotion Pete and Jowita and their reactions, I cognize Pete is not the champion (we each cognize it) but I'm inactive truthful blessed for him #Strictly."

Tonight, Jamie spoke of the magic of Strictly arsenic helium made his departure, and heaped praise connected creation spouse Michelle Tsiakkas.

"Strictly is magic. That is each I tin say. Strictly is magic. Not conscionable everyone who you spot successful beforehand of the camera, these 4 present [the judges], but everyone who works connected this show. I person specified a bully enslaved and narration with and that's what made maine privation to bash this show, it’s the people, not what I'm doing. I've had the champion time," helium said.

"I could ramble connected each time astir this 1 [Michelle]. She's a caller pro and she's perfectly been the astir astonishing teacher. We person laughed similar you wouldn’t believe. I person thing but the utmost respect for everyone connected the show, truthful convey you."

Michelle added: "I conscionable privation to accidental it goes without saying Jamie is an astonishing dancer, and he's improved truthful overmuch week by week. He's worked truthful hard to get to wherever helium is. It's my archetypal twelvemonth with a spouse and I've realised that it's truthful overmuch much than conscionable the dancing, it's the bonds and the friendships that you make. I waited 2 years for a spouse and I wouldn't person had it immoderate different way."

*Strictly Come Dancing volition instrumentality to BBC One and BBC iPlayer astatine 7.05pm adjacent Saturday.