Strictly Come Dancing viewers complained about the judges' scoring on Saturday night (November 14), after Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley received 27 points for a Quickstep that included several mistakes.
The remaining couples returned to the ballroom hoping to impress judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke. Hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe presented the latest live show.
Scoring sparks backlash
Graeme and Lauren were the first to perform, dancing the Quickstep to Happy Days by Pratt & McClain. Lauren comforted her partner after he made several errors during the routine.
Despite the mistakes, the pair earned three 7s and a 6, giving a total of 27. Many viewers felt this was too generous.
"Clear favouritism for Graeme," one person fumed on X. Another added: "I mean ok I understand there was illegal lifts in Dani's dance but scoring her the same as Graeme is absolutely diabolical." A third said: "The scoring gets worse every week! Graeme deserved no more than 5 as he totally forgot what he was doing for a while there."
Recent eliminations and upcoming show
Last week, Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu became the sixth couple to leave the competition after losing the dance-off to Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby. Earlier exits included Chris Appleton, Melanie Walters, Sarah Storey, Shaun Wright-Phillips, and Lawrence Robb.
This week's results show will see the professionals perform a group routine inspired by the romantasy genre. Celebrity Traitors winner Bash Croft will also perform, before two more couples compete for their place in the competition.
