Pet Shop Boys fans slam BBC as they spot sad detail during Strictly Come Dancing opener

Strictly Come Dancing fans were near divided arsenic the Pet Shop Boys opened the amusement with a medley of their hits - with immoderate criticising the amusement for not having immoderate same-sex pairings

Fans of the Pet Shop Boys person slammed the BBC pursuing the iconic duo's show connected Strictly Come Dancing this evening.

Viewers declared the unrecorded show's opening 'the champion ever' arsenic the synth-pop duo Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - who hails from Blackpool - belted retired a medley of their hits arsenic a immense radical creation took spot wrong the celebrated Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Before the remaining couples took to the dancefloor themselves, The Pet Shop Boys treated viewers to peculiar mini performance arsenic they performed their hits similar It's A Sin. Not lone that, the duo volition instrumentality for Sunday's pre-recorded Results Show to play their caller single, All The Young Dudes.

But portion Strictly fans were agreed successful loving seeing the set unfastened the show, immoderate noticed however nary same-sex pairing graced the dancefloor during the immense fig for the tribute to a radical synonymous with LGBTQ+ culture. Both pb vocalist Neil and keyboardist Chris are cheery and person celebrated queer civilization passim their career.

"A monolithic Pet Shop Boys medley and its women dancing with men. No aforesaid sex couples. The audacity. #Strictly," 1 upset spectator penned connected Twitter (X) aft the breathtaking opener. "Howay a Pet Shop Boys medley with 100 radical connected the level and not a azygous same-sex pairing?? #strictly," different mused.

The BBC took a bashing arsenic 1 aggravated instrumentality fumed: "still refusing to person immoderate benignant of aforesaid sex pairing erstwhile it’s virtually a tribute to the favored store boys? bbc erstwhile one drawback you #strictly #strictlycomedancing." Another agreed, quipping: "'You cognize what this Pet Shop Boys medley needs? Exclusively heterosexual creation pairings!" - the #Strictly choreographers.

After the Pet Shop Boys opened the show, comedian Chris McCausland - favourite to assistance the Glitterball trophy adjacent period - delivered a classical American creaseless regular arsenic Strictly Come Dancing returned to Blackpool. With Dianne Buswell helium danced to Canadian-born vocalist Paul Anka’s Jump, and afterwards punched the aerial and bounced excitedly aft they became the 100th Strictly mates to execute successful the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Head justice Shirley Ballas told achromatic tie-wearing McCausland helium had the "best feet I’ve seen successful a agelong time", and "didn’t miss a beat". "If anyone tin bushed that tonight, I’d beryllium amazed," Anton Du Beke said. Buswell and McCausland earned 37 points from the judges, arsenic the stand-up comedian’s mother, begetter and sister watched him successful the audience.

Olympian and Gladiators prima Montell Douglas was praised for her energetic salsa to Don’t Leave Me This Way by Australian vocalist Kylie Minogue, successful which she was lifted up by further dancers and spun around. Judge Motsi Mabuse called Douglas “the biggest showgirl” and said her show with nonrecreational Johannes Radebe was “fantastic”. Craig Revel Horwood described her torso arsenic “disengaged” and said a crook with Radebe astatine 1 constituent looked “ugly”. The judges gave them 35 points.

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