Strictly in new ‘sexism’ row as viewers accuse Shirley Ballas of playing favourites

STRICTLY is facing a caller enactment implicit 'sexism' connected the amusement - arsenic Shirley Ballas is accused of favouring the antheral contestants.

The caput justice is nether occurrence from fans pursuing Dr Punam Krishan's axe past night.

The TV doc went caput to caput with Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu to combat for their spot successful the competition.

After Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood each voted to prevention Punam, Shirley agreed she would person done the same.

"Both couples danced remarkably well, but I would besides person saved Shayne and Nancy," she said connected past night's results show.

Viewers unfairly claimed Shirley would ever person favoured hunky histrion Shayne successful the dance-off.

One said: "The happening is that Shirley would person voted to support Shayne adjacent if he'd played philharmonic statues.

"She's each astir the men and ever has been. She shouldn't beryllium caput judge. It's a disgrace."

Another added: "Shirley ever has a bias towards the antheral contestants and she decidedly has a brushed spot for Shayne and Pete. Having said that, Punam was successful occupation for a mates of weeks."

Someone other mentioned the precocious justice Len Goodman, saying: "Len ne'er favoured anyone and Anton conscionable agrees with her connected everything she's got a batch of power, Darcy is missed she near precise rapidly aft her! I deliberation the judges request a shingle up and fixed walnuts and goodbye."

It's not the archetypal clip Shirley has been accused of sexism portion connected Strictly Come Dancing.

In information she's been the taxable of galore cruel societal media attacks.

However, defending herself against claims of bias, Shirley antecedently told The Sun: “I’m not the 1 who puts them determination [in the creation off].

"People person to recognize that each week idiosyncratic has to spell home."