Dan Walker fuels Strictly fix row as he slams Nadiya and Tom’s exit as ‘messed up’

FORMER Strictly prima Dan Walker has suggested that the BBC amusement is fixed, aft his ex-professional partner, Nadiya Bychokova and her celebrity, Olympic golden medallist, Tom Dean were the archetypal to beryllium voted off.

The swimming ace found himself successful the dance-off with singer Toyah Wilcox, but aft the sheet was initially divided, head justice Shirley Ballas chose to prevention Toyah successful past night's elimination.

But present Channel 5 quality anchor Dan, who competed connected the amusement successful 2021, has branded the decision, “messed up.”

In a candid station helium said: "What conscionable happened connected Strictly feels a spot messed up,"

He said: "Tom Dean's departure volition spell down arsenic 1 of THE aboriginal shocks. Lovely bloke who truly could person go a large dancer. He looked similar helium was loving each 2nd of it and Nadiya Bychokova looked similar she loved teaching him."

The quality antheral was evidently disappointed connected behalf of his erstwhile spouse with whom helium has remained friends since helium appeared connected the show, finishing successful 5^th place.

He continued:  "I’m not an adept - and I’m blessed for idiosyncratic to explicate - but however helium mislaid that creation disconnected is wholly beyond my comprehension," helium continued. "Genuinely thought they could person gone a agelong way."

And it seems that galore radical stock his views.

One said “Gutted for Tom and Nadiya. I truly deliberation Tom would’ve improved. Didn’t merit to spell retired first.”

Another said: Terrible decision, determination was nary jive successful that 'jive', Tom deserved better!!

Meanwhile different said: “I'm with you Dan, atrocious decisions from the judges and you could adjacent spot that Toyah thought she was going, her dancing wasn't good. It's this benignant of happening that truly gets to the viewers.’

And different added: “I hold with you. I bash dance. A batch much contented successful Tom’s routine. Sure helium had immoderate timing issues and Toyah did enactment a batch into the show aspect, but IMO helium was overmuch person to learning and performing the designated creation style, which surely is the main constituent of the show.’

After the hard creation off, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse saved Toyah and Neil, portion Anton Du Beke voted successful favour of Tom and Nadiya.

But ultimately, the determination was near successful the hands of caput justice Shirley, who opted to prevention Toyah and Neil.

Following the episode, which was pre-recorded connected Saturday, a downcast Nadiya took to Instagram to stock an affectional post, cryptically alluding to suggestions that the effect was a fix.

She said: “ "I truly admit each the messages but I'm not acceptable to speech astir what happened contiguous conscionable yet."

Reflecting connected his ain experience, Tom, who looked visibly disappointed, said afterwards: “I’ve had the champion clip the past fewer weeks and getting to enactment with Nadiya has been incredible.

I privation I could person gone further and done much dances. I’ve had the astir amusive and I privation we could support going longer and longer. We’ll inactive spell retired for loads of brunches I’m sure.”