Strictly fans claim judge Shirley Ballas has ‘got it in’ for celebrity after spotting ‘clue’ this weekend
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans are convinced that judge Shirley Ballas is biased against a particular celebrity after noticing a ‘clue’ over the weekend.
The head judge announced a change by show bosses after the elimination of the dance-off, which will hit Annabel Croft and her pro partner Johannes Radebe with a huge blow.
Shirley announced that the scores will be carried over to next weekend in what will be a huge change to the series.
She said: “Our remaining couples have given it everything they’ve got and every single thing will be vital for the semifinal as the scores will be carried over.
“The couple at the top of a very important leaderboard is Layton and Nikita, followed Ellie and Vito, then Bobby and Dianne and Annabel and Johannes.”
This means the scores will pick up from where they left off next week, presenting a tougher challenge for Annabel, who is already at the bottom this week.
Annabel and Johannes’ place in the competition is in danger as they sit at the bottom of the leaderboard by seven points.
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their opinion, with one writing: “Feels a bit like the judges apart from Anton want Annabel out, particularly Shirley.”
A second said: “Prepare for an Annabel and Bobby dance-off next week. With Bobby leaving – but you never know who Shirley decides to hate at that point.”
Shirley was one of the judges who was critical of Annabel and Johannes at the weekend and said they need to improve if they have any hope of making it past the next round.
Shirley said: “First of all I thought she [Annabel] did a lovely number, it stayed beautifully with the lyrical side of the music, but I’m so used to her having a spectacular frame that on this occasion on the day it looked like it was hanging.
“It didn’t have that beautiful side stretch, it lost the lovely neck line, so it wasn’t her best frame but there were other qualities she delivered on Saturday evening.”