STRICTLY fans have raged that a star has been ‘robbed’ in the score department after the Blackpool extravaganza.
Week nine of Strictly Come Dancing saw the remaining celebs head to Blackpool for an extra special show.
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It was a major night for everyone on the Blackpool Stage
Bal danced a powerful Argentine Tango tonightCredit: PA
She commanded the stage, at times dancing without her partner
Everyone was raring to go – aside from La Voix, who had to withdraw from the show altogether after sustaining a foot injury earlier in the week.
But one couple in particular who really threw themselves into the night seemed to receive a score that infuriated fans, to the extent that they took to social media to complain about it.
Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon lit up the dance floor with an Argentine Tango to “The Logical Song” by Supertramp.
EastEnders actress Bal was thrown in the air for flips and turns without seeming to miss a beat.
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Speaking about the dance, Craig Revel Horwood gave constructive criticism on the number and its transitions, but he couldn’t help adding that the style was “really well suited” to Bal.
“I think this style actually suits you really really well,” said the star, before Motsi Mabuse added that she wrote down Bal is a “comeback Queen“, having survived four previous dance offs.
Anton Du Beke also gushed how he thought this one one of Bal’s “best dances”.
Bal looked visibly excited as well as shocked by the praise.
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The dance duo received three 8’s and a 9, leaving them with 33 points.
But it was a strong night after Lewis Cope received 40 points and George Clarke took home a whopping 39 – so in comparison, Bal’s score seemed to pale and land her at the bottom of the leaderboards.
Fans of the show more than had her back though, believing she had been totally robbed.
“How does Bal end up bottom of the leaderboard after that,” raged one user. “I call b******t.”
“Bal didn’t deserve to be at the bottom again,” agreed another. “She was my second favourite of the night.”
One fan even bluntly said: “Bal has been robbed by that scoring.”
This isn’t the first time fans have jumped to Bal’s defence, believing the show must be setting her up.
She has had to face a total of four dance off’s on the programme so far and keeps scraping through to another round.
Just last week Bal beat her friend Vicky Pattison for a place staying in the competition.
But the “fix row” surrounding Bal’s consistently lower scores led fans to remark on how 10s on Strictly are beginning to “lose their meaning”.
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“10’s have lost their meaning this week,” said one user about last week’s dances. “Despite dancers making errors such as Amber they are still given 10’s.”
Bal cannot go home after her Blackpool performance as it was announced that no one will be eliminated this week, following La Voix’s early exit.
Brave Bal barely batted an eye being tossed into the air
Fans felt she deserved higher scores from the judges
