Former Strictly pro accuses judges of planning scores in advance

With millions of people watching Strictly Come Dancing every Saturday night, it's no surprise that not everybody agrees with the judges' scores, with Anton Du Beke, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood all being accused of both over and under scoring certain celebs.

Now, following last weekend's show, former Strictly professional James Jordan has taken to social media to accuse his former colleagues of planning their scores in advance for each routine.

James, who keeps his followers up to date by live tweeting during the show, wrote: 'It’s almost like the judges watch the rehearsals - decide their scores - but when things go wrong they don’t know what to do.' (sic)

Many Strictly fans were quick to respond to James' analysis, with many coming up with theories of their own about the way the judges score.

One wrote: 'I am not normally negative, but recently I have wondered do they have the tour line-up decided and have a need to keep certain people in via good scores'. (sic)

Another added: 'Totally agree. Judging seems staged lately', with a third writing: 'Am no expert, but scoring seems well off to me tonight'. (sic)

Another frustrated viewer said: 'This year more than any other it’s so clear they have their favourites unfortunately'. (sic)

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Week five saw the remaining celebs hit the dancefloor once more, with Nikita Kuzmin and Layton Williams topping the leaderboard with a huge 39/40.

Coronation Street actress Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola were in second place with 38/40, whilst Angela Rippon, Adam Thomas and Bobby Brazier also scored in the 30s.

During Sunday night's results show, comedian Eddie Kadi and Love Island star Zara McDermott found themselves in the bottom two, with the judges choosing to save Zara for another week.

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