BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans 'howling' as they spot 'editing blunder' that 'exposes' results show truth
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing fans spotted the moment that 'exposed' that the results show isn't live - despite it being widely known amongst those who have avidly followed the show for years.
The BBC One dance contest returned to screens on Saturday night (November 25) with tears and standing ovations. But it all came down to the results on Sunday night (November 26) and there were gasps in the ballroom as it was Layton Williams and Angela Scanlon who found themselves fighting for their place in the competition, which reaches the quarter-final this coming weekend.
Both couples performed their routines again, with Layton and his dance partner Nikita Kuzmin performing their American Smooth to ‘It’s Oh So Quiet’ by Björk while Angela and her dance partner Carlos Gu performed their Cha Cha to ‘I Will Survive’ by Gloria Gaynor in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas goes against fellow judges after fans spot 'problem' move before Angela Scanlon exit READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News However, it was Angela and Carlos who became the ninth couple to be eliminated from the competition after three of the four judges opted to save Layton and Nikita.
Shirley was the only judge who would have opted to save the exiting couple and said: "Well important for me always when it comes to Ballroom and Latin is the character of the dance, that it’s true to the dance, timing and quality and I would have voted for Angela and Carlos." But while the results prompted a rush of comments, there was another moment involving Vito Coppola that also had fans rushing to social media.
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