Strictly Come Dancing fans make plea over 'terrible' Paul Merson news as star 'fuming'

Strictly Come Dancing fans were near calling retired immoderate quality astir contestant Paul Merson's opus prime this week earlier the 2024 unrecorded launch, with the erstwhile footballer not looking impressed

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing had a plea up of the live launch this week concerning contestant Paul Merson, aft immoderate quality astir his first performance.

After the caller couples were announced past week, the amusement released the song choices and chosen dances for each pairing to beryllium performed connected Saturday night. But uncovering retired what erstwhile pro footballer Paul would beryllium dancing to near immoderate viewers unimpressed.

In information they believed Paul himself wasn't impressed by the news, amid reports his absorption "had to beryllium rerecorded" and helium was "in dismay". While Paul and pro creation partner Karen Hauer yet mocked the decision, fans of the amusement were not truthful forgiving.

They called retired the quality that Paul would beryllium performing an American Smooth to Vindaloo by Fat Les. As galore complained astir the opus itself, others slammed the determination to brace it with that benignant of dance.

Some viewers accused the amusement of trying to acceptable Paul up to lose, believing his opus and creation prime could effect successful him being booted retired first. Some viewers shared a plea with bosses to not dainty Paul "as a gag act" similar different older contestants successful the past.

Taking to X, 1 instrumentality said: "The lone mates to bash an American Smooth to an atrocious opus prime truthful this volition instrumentality retired similar a sore thumb. I hatred however the producers are mounting Paul up for a autumn here. At slightest helium won't beryllium going location this week."

Another spectator commented: "Sorry but this volition beryllium terrible. Who's thought was it to marque Paul the laughing banal of this season? I consciousness for him and for Karen arsenic well." A 3rd instrumentality posted: "Stop making the middle-aged ex-footballer the automatic 'joke' enactment and conscionable thatch them however to dance, Strictly!"

A further remark read: "End the madness." It comes aft reports that the opus and creation prime was said to person gone down terribly with the ex sportsman, who was reportedly "fuming".

A root claimed bosses had to "re-record" his absorption owed to his dismay. An onlooker told the Daily Mail: "You can't blasted him for reasoning helium is being acceptable up to beryllium the gag act, but besides the connotations of it [the song] are besides not precisely affirmative either.

"It has been accused of being racist and the opus that far-Right shot hooligans sing." Viewers saw Paul looking "dejected" erstwhile his creation was revealed during the pairing amusement past weekend.

After hanging his rima unfastened successful surprise, Paul said: "What creation is it again?" His spouse Karen past tried to lighten the temper arsenic she joked: "It's an American Smooth but it mightiness beryllium bumpier than that."

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