{"id":510512,"date":"2025-10-18T22:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/510512\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T22:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:57:13","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-fans-make-same-shirley-ballas-complaint-after-she-refuses-to-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/510512\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing fans make same Shirley Ballas complaint after she &#8216;refuses to judge&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The head judge made some &#8216;harsh&#8217; comments following La Voix&#8217;s performance<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_bbc-strictly.jpg\" alt=\"The announcement came at the start of Saturday night's show (October 18)\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Shirley has been criticised for her low score (Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Fans of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/strictly-come-dancing\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Strictly<\/a> Come Dancing have hit out at Shirley Ballas after she &#8216;refused to judge&#8217; one of the celebrity&#8217;s dances tonight (October 18).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The remaining stars and their professional dance partners each took to the dancefloor once again in a bid to make it through week four of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> dance contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">But whilst Doctor Who star Alex Kingston was given the big 10 for her rumba by<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/shirley-ballas\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Shirley,<\/a> the head judge wasn&#8217;t so impressed by La Voix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The drag queen, whose non-performer name is Chris Dennis, got her lowest score of the competition after Shirley gave her a 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LUaHo8T8DDWDaHg65G29aN\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The head judge told La Voix she &#8216;couldn&#8217;t judge&#8217; her performance as &#8216;things went wrong&#8217; from the start during her dance with pro partner Aljaz \u0160korjanec.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The couple took to the ballroom for a boxing-themed number with a take on a cha cha cha to the 80s classic Hit Me With Your Best Shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">But their performance didn&#8217;t go down well with the judges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Craig Revel-Horwood said the routine left him &#8216;numb&#8217; and compared it to &#8216;going to the dentist&#8217;, meanwhile Motsi Mabuse said La Voix could write off the dance as a &#8216;bad day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_ballas.jpg\" alt=\"Strictly's Shirley Ballas \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Strictly&#8217;s Shirley Ballas gave La Voix a 2(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Shirley&#8217;s comments however were considered to be &#8216;too harsh&#8217; by viewers as she said she &#8216;wouldn&#8217;t be able to judge&#8217; the performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">But she did add: &#8220;We love you and you can come back strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Along with Shirley&#8217;s 2, Craig gave a 3, Motsi a 4 and Anton a 5, giving a total of just 14 out of a possible 40.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Fans of the BBC show took to X to share their complaints over Shirley&#8217;s feedback and low score.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">@Imogen_Alanah wrote: &#8220;Saying it\u2019s basically unjudgeable is wild #Strictly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">@superTV247 said: &#8220;A 2?! A 2 FOR LA VOIX?!!! #Strictly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">@Jane69946890611 commented: &#8220;Ooh Shirley said she wouldn&#8217;t be able to judge La Voix&#8217;s dance, cos it was That bad. Ouch #Strictly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">@chl_elliottx added: &#8220;LA VOIX?? A TWO??? IT WAS NOT THAT BAD???.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">@niallhoran wrote: &#8220;Shirley needs a good talking too tbh &#8211; it was bad but a 2 ! #Strictly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">@MadeinKendal said: &#8220;I know that wasn&#8217;t a great dance from La Voix, but the collective gasp in our house when Shirley only gave a 2! #Strictly.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The head judge made some &#8216;harsh&#8217; comments following La Voix&#8217;s performanceShirley has been criticised for her low score&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[192,77,1887,1888,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-510512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-shirley-ballas","11":"tag-strictly-come-dancing","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115397646909895729","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}