Strictly fans furious after spotting issue with Shirley Ballas' marking branding it 'ridiculous'

Strictly caput justice Shirley Ballas has erstwhile again travel nether occurrence for her marking, with viewers slamming her scores of Jamie and Pete connected Saturday night's amusement arsenic "embarrassing"

Strictly Come Dancing fans person branded caput justice Shirley Ballas' marking "ridiculous", aft spotting an contented with her scores connected Saturday night.

Viewers took peculiar contented with Shirley's scores for EastEnders histrion Jamie Borthwick. The 30-year-old entered the ballroom by descending from the ceiling connected a immense ketchup bottle, earlier lunging into his Jive regular with his nonrecreational spouse Michelle Tsiakkas.

The judges watched his creation to The Ketchup Song by Las Ketchup, with Motsi Mabuse bursting retired laughing, telling him it was a "fantastic way" to extremity the show. Shirley said it was "absolute entertainment", but criticised it, claiming it was "over tried conscionable a tad".

Despite her reasonably precocious people of an 8, which contributed to the couple's wide 33, fans weren't impressed that she scored Jamie and Michelle the aforesaid arsenic Pete Wicks and and Jowita Przystał. Moments aft the scoring, fans headed to societal media to vent their frustrations with Shirley's "ridiculous" marking.

One said: "Shirley losing each credibility arsenic a justice giving Pete the aforesaid people arsenic Jamie... Ridiculous. #Strictly," earlier posting a Specsavers meme. Another added: "Shirley scoring Jamie and Pete the same?! Honestly judges scores are conscionable ridiculous astatine this constituent (do emotion Pete but bless him his creation was not an 8). #Strictly" A 3rd wrote: "Shirley giving Jamie the aforesaid people arsenic she gave Pete and Motsi and Anton giving the aforesaid positive 1 #Strictly #SCD #Strictlycomedancing "

Someone other fumed: "Shirley being picky with Jamie but not Wynne oregon Pete who were acold worse. #Strictly " Another added: "Aside from Chris, that was 1 of the worst episodes I've seen. Both successful presumption of prime of dancing and euphony choice. Shirley's people and absorption to Pete was conscionable embarrassing."

But contempt viewers' accordant choler with caput justice Shirley, who has been connected the BBC creation amusement since 2017, the 64-year-old insisted she isn't "going anywhere".

Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: "You know, I'm not going anyplace arsenic agelong arsenic the BBC would similar to person me." Shirley besides defended her judging ethos: "I justice without fearfulness oregon favour. I'm conscionable idiosyncratic who sits successful that seat arsenic caput justice to enactment successful my lane and justice the dancing - legs, feet, assemblage co-ordination, synchronisation and chemistry betwixt the person and the follower."

She added that astatine home, the assemblage sees definite camera angles and peculiar "effects", adding that they spot each the "footwork and landings", spotting mistakes that viewers mightiness miss.

Viewers were devastated to spot Shayne spell location past weekend. Gracious successful defeat, the prima said during his exit interview: "I conscionable privation to say, you guys up determination [the different contestants successful the Clauditorium] are a dream. Every azygous day, coming successful present and seeing you guys you helped maine truthful much. I privation to accidental convey you to the assemblage arsenic well, for ever being astonishing for america all. This has been, honestly, 1 of the champion things I've ever done."

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