Strictly Come Dancing mole insists he's 'providing a service' by leaking results
ok.co.ukThe man behind a website which leaks the Strictly Come Dancing result each week has defended his decision to share the result before it airs on BBC One.
The Strictly results show is recorded on Saturday night and aired almost 24 hours later, on Sunday evening. David Thorp has run the 'Strictly Spoiler' for years and caused upset for show bosses.This week, judge Anton Du Beke spoke out and complained that the leaks get on his nerves – but David has now hit back at the star.
While some may get annoyed at the repeated leaks, David argues that that he's "providing a service" and that there is an "appetite" for viewers to know the result as soon as it's available David, who as leaked the results every weekend since 2012, told MailOnline: "I'm just providing a service and am not spoiling anyone's enjoyment. "I don't put the results for everyone to see and they have to search for my site to find out the results.There is an appetite from people who want to know the results before Sunday. "It could be argued that the BBC is to blame for recording something which is of massive interest the day before." David insists that he does not have a "source" working on the show, but receives tips from audience members there on the night.
He's also given an insight into just how many people view the result on his website, claiming it was viewed 655,000 times by 390,000 fans last weekend.
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