BBC Strictly Come Dancing turns awkward as Shirley Ballas interrupts Craig Revel Horwood live on air

Strictly Come Dancing took an awkward crook connected Saturday nighttime arsenic Shirley Ballas interrupted Craig Revel Horwood unrecorded connected aerial arsenic she disagreed with his feedback

Strictly Come Dancing took an awkward crook connected Saturday nighttime arsenic Shirley Ballas interrupted Craig Revel Horwood unrecorded connected air.

During the latest instalment, Wynne Evans and pro dancer Katya Jones danced the cha cha to Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag from Mrs Doubtfire with Wynne, 52, transforming into the iconic quality played by Robin Williams.

During the judges' feedback, Craig didn't clasp backmost arsenic helium said: "I person to accidental the hep enactment truly fto this full fig down, it was truly woody and stiff!" to which Shirley rapidly interrupted with: "No, not astatine all, not astatine all!"

Responding to Shirley, Craig reiterated his point: "It was woody and stiff!" with Shirley interrupting again: "I didn't deliberation it was wooden" to which Craig insisted: "Well, it was..."

Despite his comments, aft the heated treatment Craig went connected to grant the brace a tenable 7 retired of 10 marks, with Shirley awarding them eight. In full Wynne and Katya achieved an wide people of 30.

Earlier successful the evening, the amusement opened with the nonrecreational dancers transformed into Minions from the Despicable Me franchise with Kai Widdrington dressed arsenic Gru, the grouchy erstwhile supervillain and protagonist of the movie series, portion the different professionals donned yellowish bodysuits to mimic the tiny henchmen.

Yet viewers were near confused by the opening creation arsenic they took to Twitter, present X, to stock their thoughts. One idiosyncratic said: "Not astatine each keen connected the minions opening number. There didn't look to beryllium overmuch existent dancing going connected #Strictly", a antithetic relationship put: "What a bonkers opening number! #Strictly", different wrote: "It's movie week connected #Strictly and that pro fig to Minions was not the one" portion a antithetic relationship added: "That opening regular was…. #Strictly."

However, others loved it arsenic 1 idiosyncratic said: "Loved the opening creation contiguous #Strictly #scd", a antithetic relationship put: "Loved that opening creation #Strictly", different said: "Best. Opening dance. Everrrrr!#Strictly" portion a antithetic spectator added: "OMG THIS DESPICABLE ME OPENING PERFORMANCE YASSSS #strictly."

During the episode, the nonrecreational dancers and their personage partners performed movie-inspired routines implicit with costumes.

However, sadly, DIY SOS prima Nick Knowles and his creation spouse Luba Mushtuk were owed to execute the Charleston to Rain On The Roof from Paddington 2 earlier Nick pulled retired connected Friday owed to an injury. As per the Strictly rules, the brace volition "receive a bye" done to adjacent week’s amusement successful the anticipation helium has recovered.

It comes arsenic past play Olympian Tom Dean and his creation spouse Nadiya Bychkova became the archetypal brace to permission the competition.

Strictly Come Dancing continues connected BBC One.