Strictly fix row as fans accuse judges of trying to 'shoehorn' favourites into final

Fed-up Strictly Come Dancing fans have accused show judges of trying to 'shoehorn' their favourite stars into next weekend's final.

Some say there appears to be a desperation to see Molly Rainford, Fleur East and Hamza Yassin compete for the Glitterball trophy next Saturday.

Helen Skelton should have been scored higher, many viewers complained, with Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke accused of favouritism after their scoring on Sunday.

The show saw five couples performing two dances each as the battle it out to make next weekend's grand finale.

As fans wait to find out who faces the axe tonight, some took to social media to claim the judges appear to have their minds already made up.

The judges' semi-final scoring has been questioned by some viewers (PA)

Helen and Gorka Marquez were the second to perform after Fleur and Vito Coppola.

The presenter received the same score of 35 - but viewers didn't hang around to argue that Helen should have achieved higher.

Molly, meanwhile, blew the panel away with her paso doble, picking up a score of 39.

Hamza's wonderful waltz to What the World Needs Now by Burt Bacharach earned him 'man of the night' praise.

But some viewers claim the judges know who they want in the final.

Hamza Yassin wowed most people - and some say his name is on the Glitterball already (PA)

But Helen should have score higher, some grumbled (PA)

One tweeted: "They're clearly trying to shoehorn Fleur and Molly into the final #Strictly."

Another said: "Can't wait to see how they engineer this to get Fleur and Molly into the final, where the public will ensure that Hamza, Helen or Will picks up the trophy #Strictly."

A third fumed: "Hanza gets 10's again. Flat footed dancing but never gets nit picked like the others. It's a fix."

One viewer posted: "Notice how Helen got the same score as Fleur despite Helen being clearly better."

Is Molly Rainford sure to make it through? (BBC)

But some took the other view, saying: "I like Helen but if Fleur did that dance they’d be s****ing it off #strictly."

After the latest live show, one couple in particular stood out - and viewers are convinced they will go all the way.

Hamza and Jowita Przystal's latest performances had viewers saying it was "obvious" that they would be this year's champions.

Some fans feel it's already clear who takes the title next weekend.

One tweeted: "And look, Hamza is winning this year. It's been obvious for weeks now, and it's still the case. He's great, Jowita is great, they're great together, and that dance was great."

A second fan agreed, posting: "It’s obvious Hamza will win since everyone loves him but I just hope by some miracle Molly can make it through."

Strictly Come Dancing returns on Monday at 8.15pm on BBC One