Ellie Taylor and Tyler West topped the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard this week, while James Bye and Ellie Simmonds landed at the bottom. The celebrity contestants received mixed reviews from the judges, with some wowing the panel with their Halloween-themed routines and others failing to impress.
Following the show, many fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the scores. Some branded the show a 'fix', while others felt the scoring was 'biased'. Simon fumed: 'Will Mellor gets just ONE mark more than Tony Adams. Is this just to keep the viewing figures up because they need the Arsenal fans? #strictly #fix.'
Andy Smith said: 'If Molly goes tonight, and they save the perfect score for her, it’s basically a fix… #strictly.' Regina added: 'I cannot believe it! Tony Adams didn't get ONE single comment on his technique, his scores are relatively high despite being stiff throughout. Other contestants instead... How biased are the judges?'
Many fans believed Ellie Taylor, who performed to the Hocus Pocus classic I Put A Spell on You, was 'overmarked'. Ozzy shared: 'Thought it was ok but not best dance, overmarked.' While Ruby penned: 'Outshone by Jojo unfortunately, didn't see much dance content. Overmarked.'
However, other viewers felt Hamza, currently the bookmaker's favourite to win, was 'undermarked'. Elliot Gonzalez tweeted: 'Hamza’s routine did not deserve that position on the leaderboard.' Beth pointed out: 'Not even saying this out of bias but Hamza and Jowita were undermarked to hell this evening.'
Before receiving their score, Craig Revel Horwood told Ellie Taylor her performance was her best routine. Motsi Mabuse said: 'I have to admit this was my favourite dance of the night.' Shirley Ballas added: 'You put a spell on me for sure.' Strictly Come Dancing returns on Sunday at 7.20pm on BBC One.
