Strictly Come Dancing fans stunned as week five eviction spoiler is leaked online – saying ‘the curse has struck again!’
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have been left stunned after the identity of the couple kicked off on tonight’s results show leaked online.
BBC viewers were irked after a mole let slip the outcome of the eviction – with one exclaiming: “Blimey. Did not see one of those coming at all.”
Strictly viewers are set for a real shock as the pre-recorded episode airs on BBC One tonight – yet The Sun has decided against naming the unlucky contestant so as not to spoil the surprise.
Two couples are forced to dance again, with the judges then making their decision.
Head judge Shirley Ballas, 64, as always, has the casting vote – but this week it is not needed.
Earlier in the weekend, The Sun exclusively revealed an expert believed opera singer Wynne Evans would be voted off as fans “don’t want scandal.”
Meanwhile, in the live show Craig Revel Horwood demanded Pete Wicks be “disqualified” with professional partner Jowita Przystal after he performed what was deemed an “illegal” lift in their Rumba.
Yet fans who chose to read the spoiler have taken to X to air their shock.
One fan was quick to post: “Wow! No way did the person who was saved deserve to be there, but I thought they might be which was why I voted for them.
“Again the curse of going first and being middle of the leaderboard. Remember to save your favourites – they’re not always safe!”
A second put: “Good decision but did NOT expect the surviving couple to be in the bottom.”
A third then mused: “Ohhh shame, he wasn’t that bad and he was having fun.”
One then added: “Wow shocked at the person in the bottom two who survived I really thought they’d get the votes because of their partner.”
FAN CONCERN
One celebrity who sparked fan concern during the live show was sports star Sam Quek.
The hockey player, 36, performed a Quickstep to Natasha Bedingfield’s Unwritten alongside pro partner Nikita Kuzmin.
Viewers noted Sam was a “little off” in the routine – as did the judges – yet it was her sad reaction that sparked concern.
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Alluding to an error in the dance routine, Motsi Mabuse said that it looked like her nerves had got the better of her.
Sam later told Claudia Winkleman that she was upset with her own performance and admitted: “I’m just so disappointed, because that could have been our moment, and we felt it coming into it, I was confident.
“Something happened which people don’t need to know about, because I don’t want to make excuses, that’s not what it’s about, and it’s just delivering in the moment, and unfortunately, I kind of let the side down.”
Fans also reckoned Strictly bosses want Dr Punam out after giving her the “death slot” in the roster – this being performing second.
They also accused Wynne of being “overmarked” for the second week running.
It came after Wynne and Katya attempted to brush off the drama from last week – where the Go Compare advert star was seen with his hand around professional partner Katya‘s waist during the show, yet later explained it was “a stupid joke that had gone wrong.”