BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say 'absolute farce' as they demand show change

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left outraged, labelling the results from Sunday night's dance-off as an "absolute farce".

The pressure was on this weekend for the couples as Blackpool Week loomed with everyone putting their best foot forward in order to get through to the next round. 

But two celebrities and their professional partners had to perform again after receiving the lowest votes in the hope of getting the judges' support.

The contestants with the lowest votes were Wynne Evans and Katya Jones and Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu, who took to the dancefloor for a second time to perform their American Smooth and Rumba respectively.

However, when it came down to the judges' votes, the experts were not unanimous in their decision.

Viewers were quick to take to social media to complain had the final decision as Head Judge and called for a change to how the elimination worked. 

One fan posted: "An absolute farce of a decision. The votes were even at 2-2 so why should Shirley's vote be the deciding vote? If the votes are equal it should go to the public vote. Shayne was a far better dancer than Wynne. #strictly." 

Another shared: "wtf? seriously, shirley, it's not about joyous, it's about who did it better. #Strictly." 

A third added: "Urgh I hate that as head judge she decides. Should only be 3 judges then, or keep 4 and if it goes to deadlock like that, keep it as the public vote... whoever has the least votes goes. #strictly."

Someone else agreed: "There really shouldn’t be a head judge, take it back to the public vote #strictly," as a fifth posted: "There is no need for a head judge (especially Shirley). Just go to the results of the public vote, lowest goes home… #strictly."

While the former winner won't be returning for next, there are still eight celebrities left in the competition who will all be performing next week at the Blackpool Ballroom Tower. 

Ahead of the exciting next live show, a couple of the songs that the celebrities will be dancing to was teased this evening. 

The first being star Jamie Borthwick's next routine which is going to be danced to Las Ketchup's The Ketchup Song. 

Meanwhile, ex-Towie star will be performing the Cha Cha Cha to I'm Too Sexy For This Shirt, causing him to put his head in his hands laughing. 

But who is going to impress on the big night and whose final dance will it be at the Blackpool Ballroom Tower?

Strictly Come Dancing continues every Saturday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.