Strictly in new 'fix' row after judges predict who will win Glitterball Trophy

Strictly Come Dancing is embroiled successful different 'fix' enactment aft EastEnders prima Jamie Borthwick was called retired arsenic a victor of the Glitterball Trophy

Strictly Come Dancing is embroiled successful different 'fix' enactment aft EastEnders prima Jamie Borthwick was called retired arsenic a victor of the Glitterball Trophy.

The 30-year-old soap star, dressed arsenic Elton John including feather boa, was 1 of the highlights of the past night's amusement arsenic his quickstep impressed judges who person been accused of influencing viewers with them championing Jamie's chances of winning the BBC creation show.

Jamie, who plays Jay Brown connected Albert Square, has been charged by fans of having an unfair vantage aft helium won the Strictly Christmas Special with a akin dazzling quickstep routine. This clip helium was fixed an awesome people of 30 from the judges aft his regular to Elton's I'm Still Standing.

The Strictly judges were fulsome with their praise with Anton Du Beke declaring that Jamie indispensable beryllium successful the premix to win. He said: "You cognize you truly are a ace super dancer. I deliberation you could beryllium 1 of the favourites to assistance the trophy to beryllium rather honorable with you. I deliberation you are an exceptional talent."

Motsi Mabuse besides believed that this was the lawsuit and added: "Yes, Anton, I deliberation the Glitterball is rather adjacent to you!" After the judges' remarks, big Tess Daly said that this was beardown affirmation of Jamie's credentials for the wide win. Tess said: "Thank you judges. Two retired of 4 mentioned the Glitterball... that's large news!"

Jamie tried to beryllium humble astir the remarks and said determination was a agelong mode to spell earlier helium tin beryllium considered to beryllium successful with a chance. He said: "It’s a spot excessively aboriginal to beryllium mentioning the Glitterball, but nonetheless, I admit everything they say.”

Viewers were speedy to constituent retired that Jamie had been fixed an 'unfair advantage'. One criticised the creation prime connected societal media, posting: "The judges mentioning the glitterball aft Jamie’s quickstep, the creation that won him the Christmas peculiar past year. If that’s not a coincidence I don’t cognize what is.”

Jamie has besides enactment to furniture the rumours that helium mightiness astir to autumn for the Strictly curse by saying "nobody has to worry" arsenic helium gives a defiant response. Fans noticed determination was chemistry between the EastEnders prima and pro dancer Michelle Tsiakkas, but the histrion rapidly dispelled immoderate accidental of romance arsenic helium revealed his Michelle 'mothers' him.

Laughing, helium told The Mirror: "The thought of that full Strictly curse, good it's decidedly not going to beryllium a happening present due to the fact that it would beryllium weird doing that with my sister. Michelle and I met earlier Strictly and we instantly had a connection. But she is similar a sister, an aunt, a mum, a champion friend. She's looking aft me, she's mothering me."

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