The first elimination of the series sparked fury (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)
A Strictly Come Dancing star has fired back at disgruntled fans who claimed that the ‘wrong’ celebrity was sent home on Sunday night.
During this weekend’s results show, Olympic swimmer Tom Dean and his partner Nadiya Bychkova wound up in the bottom two against singer Toyah Willcox and her partner Neil Jones.
In the end, three out of the four judges – with the exception of Anton Du Beke – voted to save Toyah and Neil, meaning that Tom and Nadiya were eliminated from the competition.
Following the result, professional dancer Nadiya wrote how ‘devastated’ she was that Tom’s journey on the show had come to an end, emphasising that the athlete ‘could have had a brilliant Strictly story’.
While there were viewers who enjoyed Toyah’s energetic Jive to Nutbush City Limits, some were furious that she and Neil were saved by the judges’ vote.
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On Sunday, Neil, 42, shared a post on Instagram expressing his admiration for Toyah, 66 – and in the comments, several Strictly fans admitted that they weren’t happy with who was booted out of the competition.
Some fans defended Toyah and Neil’s performance, saying that they deserved to stay (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)
Source:: Metro
