It was musical week on Strictly and the couples took to the floor for a series of dazzling numbers on Saturday night.
It was a dramatic episode after it was revealed earlier on Saturday that Nigel Harman had been forced to quit the show due to an injury sustained during rehearsals for his Charleston.
Yet fans were left outraged at one couples scores as they claimed Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola had been undermarked yet again.
Despite topping the leaderboard for several weeks, the pair are yet to achieve the perfect 40 as judge Craig Revel Horwood has refused to use his 10 paddle for them.
Ellie and Vito danced the quickstep to Beauty And The Beast’s Belle as they opened the show with another stunning performance.
Strictly fans were left FUMING over Vito Coppola and Ellie Leach’s score as they exclaimed: ‘Sick of Ellie and Vito not getting the 40!’
Despite topping the leaderboard for several weeks, the pair are yet to achieve the perfect 40 as judge Craig Revel Horwood has refused to use his 10 paddle on the pair
Yet the pair failed to score the perfect 40 yet again as they received four nines from the judges placing them second on the leaderboard with 36.
And loyal fans took to Twitter as they shared their anger of the soapstar’s scores.
One wrote: ‘Sick of Ellie and Vito not getting the 40!’
A second asked: ‘So all three judges haven’t got anything bad to say but give Ellie and Vito a 9!?When are they going to have the 40 that they deserve’.
Another added: ‘I’ve lost count of how many performances from Ellie and Vito should have been perfect 40… I mean what more do they want?’
A fourth penned: ‘Jeezus Ellie! That was UNBELIEVABLE! She is amazing! Is there no dance she can’t do! Perfection!’
Another fan wrote: ‘Gorgeous Beauty and the Beast #Strictly Ellie and Vito. Loved that’.
While another added: ‘Nah this dance is insane. Ellie and Vito are winning this, aren’t they?
The pair failed to score the perfect 40 yet again as they received four nine’s from the judges placing them second on the leaderboard with 36
The pair danced the quickstep to Beauty And The Beast’s Belle as they opened the show with another stunning performance
It was a dramatic episode after it was revealed earlier today that Nigel Harman had been forced to quit the show due to an injury sustained during rehearsals for his Charleston
And loyal fans took to Twitter as they shared their anger of the soapstar’s scores
‘It’s my favourite Disney film and I do love Ellie so I’m maybe being a bit generous but I loved that. She did so well when not with Vito’, wrote another.
Another viewer penned: ‘Why did the ladies mark Ellie and Vito down after those comments?
Another wrote: ‘Slightly behind, sorry but why didn’t Ellie and Vito get 10s?#Strictly’
And someone else added: ‘So we’re all agreed Ellie and Vito for the win? Ok, cool.’
Yet the pair didn’t have all fans convinced as other viewers admitted it wasn’t their favourite performance from the couple.
They wrote: ‘Ellie and Vito – a little too much going on for me , took too long to dance with Vito, however, the quickstep that they did was fabulous – Vito though….. swooooooooon. Great story telling 9’.
Another wrote: ‘Didn’t love Ellie and Vito as much this week, routine didn’t make sense. Why is Belle happily dancing with Gaston? She’s still my winner but that wasn’t the best they’ve done.’
A third chimed: ‘should’ve given Ellie and Vito Be Our Guest that would have made a better quickstep I think’.
Yet the pair didn’t have all fans convinced as other viewers admitted it wasn’t their favourite performance from the couple
Meanwhile hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman said they were ‘devastated’ as they spoke of Nigel’s shock exit from the show.
They announced there would be no public vote or elimination this week but the judges would still give their comments and marks.
Claudia said: ‘We only have four couples. Unfortunately Nigel has sustained an injury and has had to withdraw from the competition.’
Tess continued: ‘We are as devastated as he is but Nigel and Katya will be chatting to us later in the show.
‘That means there will be no public vote tonight and no elimination but the judges will still be scoring and those scores will be carried over. You’ll be able to vote as usual next week.’
Nigel quit Strictly Come Dancing just hours before Saturday night’s live show after sustaining an injury.
