Lewis Cope was the latest celebrity to leave the iconic BBC show despite earning some of the highest scores throughout the series
Strictly Come Dancing fans spotted the judges’ horrified reaction to Lewis Cope’s dance off this evening. Sunday evening saw the former Emmerdale actor be sent home after he found himself in the dance off. The star was in the bottom two alongside Amber Davies, despite the two of them earning some of the highest scores throughout the series.
The judges made it clear how upset they were to see Lewis in the bottom two, with Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas barely able to watch the dance off. All of the judges agreed to save Amber, but were still sad to see Lewis go home. Viewers have now pointed out how disappointed the judges were, with a screengrab being uploaded online of Motsi and Shirley with their heads in their hands after Lewis’ last performance.
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Alongside the photo being uploaded, the poster captioned the snap: “Motsi and Shirley’s reaction after Lewis’ dance off says it all #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing.”
Fans of the show have been commenting on the reaction from the judges, with one saying: “Semi final will be flat and wont be worth watching now as the dancers left in wont come up to anywhere near Lewis and Katya standard. They had something special.”
As a second wrote: “Such a wrong decision, I like amber but she is from musical theatre where he’s not. I hope he continues and shines the dancer and performer he truly is.”
“It’s all about balance. The public vote for their favourites; the judges then vote the better dancer through,” a third person added.
While many viewers couldn’t quite believe that Lewis went home, some insisted the writing had been on the wall for a while, with fans liking celebs who have been on a dancing “journey”.
One fan posted: “Some of us want to see people on a ‘journey’ still. To see people improve each week. To find their confidence. To see people out of their comfort zone. I think thats what Karen, George and Balvinder represent. I for one am enjoying their journeys.”
As another agreed: “It shows thats not always the best dancers that prove popular, those with ‘more experience’ are not always followed. I didn’t know Bal, George or even Kaz before this series but they take my votes every week. Are they the best dancers, no, but they are warm, humble and a joy.”
Actor Lewis has insisted that his dance past hadn’t helped him while he was competing on the show. He played Billy Elliott’s friend Michael in the hit musical.
Lewis was also part of the dance troupe Ruff Diamond, who finished as runner-up on the Sky dance contest Got to Dance, which was fronted by Ashley Banjo, in 2013.
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