STRICTLY fans have branded the show fixed after fan favorite Tom Dean was kicked off the show in tonight’s first elimination.
Olympic gold medalist Tom (24) found himself dancing against singer and actress Toyah Willcox (66).
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Tom Dean became the first celebrity to be eliminated from this seriesCredit: PA
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The Olympian found himself dancing with Toyah WillcoxCredit: PA
Both couples reprized their performances, while Tom and professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova performed their Cha Cha to Earth, Wind & Fire’s Boogie Wonderland.
Toyah and Neil Jones then hit the dance floor for their Jive to Nutbush City Limits by Ike and Tina Turner.
80s punk icon Toyah sat bottom with Neil Jones, scoring a total of 30, with Tom in ninth place with 46 points.
After both couples danced a second time, the judges gave their verdicts.
Craig Revel Horwood decided to rescue Toyah and Neil and Motsi Mabuse also decided to rescue the same couple.
But Anton Du Beke thought Tom and Nadiya danced better and voted to save him.
With two votes for Toyah and Neil and one vote for Tom and Nadia, head judge Shirley Ballas had the deciding vote and decided to save Toyah and Neil.
When Tess asked him about his time on the show, Tom said: “I’ve had the best few weeks and it’s been amazing working with Nadia.
“I wish I could have gone further and danced more.”
“I had the most fun and I wish we could continue longer and longer. I’m sure we’ll still be going to a bunch of brunches.”
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Nadiya added: “Meeting him, he’s not just a three-time Olympic champion, he’s a true gentleman and he taught me how to work really hard and how to do my best.
“And you know what? At this program, sometimes to win, you don’t have to win, and that’s how I feel this year.”
Fans were left furious at the exit, calling the performance a “fix” for not rescuing the star who was better on the scoreboard over the weekend.
“Absolute fix. Apparently they have some deal to give Neil more air time this year. Poor Tom. He’s gone at all,” one fan wrote.
“Tom got ripped off!! Toyah was a far worse dancer!!! Absolute fix,” said another.
A furious third wrote: “No…wrong wrong wrong…..sick of this show now I think the judges must have been told who to save Tom should have stayed over Torah 100%”
“WHAT? Toyah moved on to next week because of Tom?” raged the fourth. “That’s wrong, Toyah was one of the lowest scoring contestants along with Paul Merson.
“The referees call themselves experts, they are either blindfolded/paid or told by the bbc to push Toyah through.”
Sunday’s results show also featured a routine by the judges and professional dancers to Prince’s When Doves Cry.
The remaining 14 couples will take to the dance floor next week in a spectacular Film Week special when Strictly Come Dancing returns.
Spoiler alert
The discarding of votes may not come as a surprise to some as the results were leaked online by a notorious mole late last night.
The Sun chose not to reveal the celebrity who was kicked out, but fans were stunned that the Olympian was given the boot.
One viewer fumed: “How can they save who they saved, seriously?!”
Another retweeted the spoiler results on his X account and wrote: “Give up… It makes me so sad.”
A third posted: “Sorry but what is a Strictly spoiler,” followed by a sad emoji.
This person shared: “I’m reading #StrictlySpoiler and find out who’s been eliminated. I’m a little shocked.”
While another added: “People who post #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing competition TV spoilers are really the worst, like why???”
Yesterday, Tasha Ghouri and her pro partner Aljaz Škorjanec topped the leaderboard with a solid score of 65 – as last week’s scores were added to last night’s.
Tasha’s dad was left in tears as the pair broke the record for the most points in a fortnight’s Viennese waltz in Strictly history.
Meanwhile, there was a very emotional moment for actor and singer Shayne Ward, who bravely addressed the ‘tough week’ he’s had.
Shayne fell victim to cruel trolls after his dance floor debut with Nancy Xu last week.
He admitted: “It was a very difficult week. I just focused on the people who love me, that’s all that matters.”
Week two of Strictly Come Dancing
As is the tradition, the results of the first week are transferred and combined in the second week. Here’s what the leaderboard looks like now after the combined results
- Taša and Aljaz = 65 (30+35)
- Sara and Vito = 62 (30+32)
- JB and Amy = 58 (31+27)
- Montel and Johannes = 56 (26+30)
- Wynne and Katya = 56 (26+30)
- Shayne and Nancy = 52 (21+31)
- Chris and Dianne = 52 (23+29)
- Jamie and Michelle = 50 (23+27)
- Sam and Nikita = 45 (23+22)
- Tom and Nadiya = 43 (23+20)
- Nick and Luba = 39 (18+21)
- Pete and Jowita = 39 (17+22)
- Dr. Punam and Gorka = 37 (19+18)
- Paul and Karen = 32 (17+15)
- Toyah and Neil = 30 (12+18)
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Three judges decided to save Toyah – meaning Tom’s time on the BBC show went up Credit: PA
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Tom bid an emotional farewell to his colleagues on Sunday’s results show Credit: PA
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