STRICTLY Come Dancing’s judges have come under fire for “playing favourites” with this year’s cast.
Movie Week came to the Elstree dancefloor this weekend, with the remaining celebs paying homage to their favourite movies.
Toyah Wilcox was eventually sent home after failing to impress as Ursula from the Little Mermaid and falling to the bottom of the leaderboard.
However, as some noted improvements and others began to slip – in Pete Wicks’ case, quite literally on the dancefloor – fans of the show have criticised the judges for favouritism of Wynne Evans.
The GoCompare opera singer put his best foot forward with a cha cha, giving his take on Mrs Doubtfire alongside pro dancer Katya Jones.
They earned a 30 out of a total 40 points available, putting them high on the leaderboard.
However, fans believed the star was given too high a score, especially when Craig criticised his “wooden and stiff” hip action.
Katya and Wynne also played up an error they made, claiming it was “choreographed” before joking to Claudia Winkleman part of the fun of the character was “blaming any mistakes” on them.
Taking out their frustrations on X, one viewer wrote: “Wynne is too cocky and thinks he’s better than he is….way overmarked as usual.”
“Massive overmarking of Wynne’s cha cha? Constantly overmarked. #Strictly,” said a second.
“Jb undermarked while Wynne is overmarked.. #Strictly,” noted a third.
While a fourth just said: “Wynne overmarked again. #Strictly”
This is the second week Wynne has faced this level of criticism from viewers.
During week two’s routine, Wynne danced a salsa to Help Yourself by Tom Jones in honour of his Welsh heritage.
The fun comedy routine saw him turned into an all-singing, all-dancing chef, with Wynne later ripping off his kitchen whites to reveal a glittery shirt.
The pair ended with an impressive 26/40 score as a result, with Wynne being cheered on by pal, Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page.
But fans were left debating whether or not they actually deserved such high marks in comparison to Montell and Johannes, who wowed with a foxtrot to Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? by Dinah Washington.
LOUISE Redknapp has cast her spell on social media by posing in a lace slip and black stockings for a steaming hot photoshoot.
The 49-year-old put on a smoke show for her 800k followers, as she struck a sultry pose with in her black and white lace camisole with a smart Burberry blazer draped over her shoulders.
In the photo her blonde hair falls loosely above her shoulders and the singer’s lips are pouted in a nude shade of pink, in keeping with her subtle make-up.
Writing in the caption the singer said: “Shoes, lace and a whole lot of grace, hope you had a great weekend.”
A slew of her followers rushed to compliment her glamorous look. One said: “Just plain wow.”
Another said: “Absolutely gorgeous.”
Another person commented: “Somebody get the fire extinguisher.”
Meanwhile another person said: “One of the hottest pics I’ve ever seen.”
No doubt the pop singer’s boyfriend Drew Michael appreciated the photos as the pair, having got together in October 2023, are still in the throws of the honeymoon stage of their relationship.
Louise’s romance with Drew is the Eternal singer’s first public relationship since her 2017 divorce from League Of Their Own presenter and former footballer Jamie Redknapp.
The pair split after 19 years of marriage, during which time they had two sons – Charlie, 19, and Beau, 15.
Jamie later went on to marry model Frida Andersson in 2021.
Louise and Drew went public with their romance back in October 2023, attending a red carpet event together.
Since then, they’ve appeared inseparable, often enjoying music events and festivals such as Glastonbury and nights out at the theatre in London together.
