Furious Strictly fans slam ‘unfair disadvantage’ after Montell and Sam score lower than co-star

STRICTLY fans person been near baffled aft Sam Quek scored little than 1 of co-star's "sloppy footwork".

Some viewers person said that Olympic golden medallist Sam, 35, was "underscored" aft she danced 2nd connected Saturday's show.

One instrumentality asked: "How were Sam and Nikita that low?"

This spectator replied: "Because its week 1 and they went 2nd there’s nary benchmark, truthful they’re underscored to commencement and the dancers who travel aboriginal get amended marks adjacent if they don't’ merit them."

A 2nd echoed: "From representation she was second? I deliberation conscionable that's wherefore - they don't cognize the wide levels astatine the precise opening truthful much apt to underscore."

A 3rd said: "Totally agree. If I retrieve correctly, the comments didn't look to lucifer the debased scores too. Anton successful peculiar seemed bizarre with his scoring that night."

"Judges thin to people higher aboriginal successful the amusement arsenic they "warm up" and they were 1 of the archetypal couples," a 4th added.

While different viewers were near confused however Go Compare prima Wynne Evans, 52, managed to people higher than immoderate of the different celebs.

Sam recovered herself wide seventh successful the leaderboard and Gladiators prima Montell managed to container 4th position, the aforesaid arsenic Wynne.

HEARTBROKEN PETE

But immoderate were not impressed with Welsh vocalist Wynne's skills and thought helium was overmarked.

One confused viewer: "Jamie [Borthwick], Montell and Sam not being higher than Wynne was perplexing."

A 2nd posted: "I know! Wynne was entertaining but his footwork was sloppy compared to Jamie, Montell and Sam!"

While JB Gill and Tasha Ghouri topped the leaderboard successful week one,

But singer-songwriter Toyah Wilcox, Pete Wicks and Arsenal fable Paul Merson recovered themselves astatine the little end.

It comes aft fans spotted the infinitesimal world prima Pete was near gutted astatine his dismal amusement score.

He performed a Paso Doble with pro Jowita Przystal, 30.

The judges dished retired a people of 17, with Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke some showing their 5 paddles.

Yet aft learning it placed him mid-table astatine the time, fans reckoned helium looked little than impressed.

His spouse Jowita urged him to judge successful himself much and said: "Tonight is the nighttime you proved you can.

"You can. Because you've danced a beauteous Paso Doble and I'm looking guardant to different week of rehearsals."

They unkindly pinpointed his look successful the infinitesimal helium was fixed a 5 people and put: "I privation to bent this pained grimace successful The Louvre."

Another noted: "Pete already seeming similar helium can’t instrumentality constructive criticism.. yea I don’t spot him lasting agelong successful this."

One past uploaded a GIF which said: "You tin usually pinpoint the infinitesimal his bosom ripped successful half."

Elsewhere, Love Island's Tasha came nether occurrence for scoring 30 points - contempt her dance experience.

She changeable to 2nd connected the leaderboard connected Saturday nighttime alongside Aljaz Skorjanec aft their cha cha to Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter.

But 1 frustrated spectator wrote: ""Tasha getting each precocious scores but definite she’s a professional dancer, spot unfair."

A 2nd posted: "Isn’t Tasha Ghouri a nonrecreational dancer? Wasn’t that a happening erstwhile she was successful Love Island?"