Judge of Strictly Come Dancing, Anton Du Beke, has warned that celebrities aren't guaranteed safety from dance-off scenarios when scoring high in the panellists' opinions - with viewers at home also having their say on proceedings.
The BBC One judge, 56, issued the stern warning while speaking to former Strictly pro Janette Manara on sister show Strictly: It Takes Two last night (19 October).
The Mirror reports that the last two weeks have seen shocking selections be forced to go head to head in a saving showdown - with singer and presenter Fleur East, as well as actress Kym Marsh both surviving the dreaded ultimatum, despite sitting in the middle of the leader board after the weekend's performances.
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Kym received a nine from Anton in her entertaining Samba on her way to an impressive score of 32, only to find herself in the bottom two in Sunday's results. Anton, however, believes the uncertainty from the viewers' votes is 'the best thing about Strictly Come Dancing' and loves the aspect of a mixed leader board.
"I think it's going to be the same moving forward, I mean last week we had Kym, who I gave her a nine for a Samba and she's in a dance-off. The week before Fleur, who did tremendous, in the dance-off," he said.
"I just think that's going to be the norm this year. That's the best thing about Strictly Come Dancing. The show doesn't work without the audience, it makes the show what it is because that's what makes it interesting – the fifth judge, everybody at home.
"Then we get this mixed up leader board which makes it really interesting and then we get these situations like the Anne Widdecombe's and the people at the bottom, who get a chance to stay in week after week and it makes it fun and interesting.
"I think from this point on, we'll have that sort of leaderboard every week."
Anton recently called out the Strictly 'mole' to stop ruining the show for BBC viewers. Strictly airs on both Saturday and Sunday each weekend, with viewers discovering which couple will be heading home during the latter's show, but everything recorded on the same day - meaning the live audience know which celebrity has danced for the final time by the end of the Saturday night.
The exit result this weekend was leaked on social media prior to the Sunday show airing, meaning Strictly fans discovered Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova were the latest couple to be sent home.
Speaking on Loose Women on Tuesday, Anton said: "It gets on my nerves. Please stop. I don’t know who you are but please stop. Don’t do it. Why would you do it? Nobody knows who it is."
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