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The Honey G of Strictly

Angry Strictly Come Dancing fans kick off over Daisy Lowe’s departure… while Ed Balls heads to Blackpool

Judges chose to save Greg Rutherford over the model in Sunday nights dance-off while Ed sailed through to the next round

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left raging on Sunday night after Daisy Lowe was voted off the show.

The model lost in the dance-off against Greg Rutherford, but viewers were more angry over the fact former Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls had managed to evade the bottom two once again.

Daisy Lowe found herself in the bottom two with Greg Rutherford
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Daisy Lowe found herself in the bottom two with Greg RutherfordCredit: BBC
Ed Balls was compared to Honey G from the X Factor
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Ed Balls was compared to Honey G from the X FactorCredit: Twitter
Many felt Ed should have gone despite the entertainment value he brings
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Many felt Ed should have gone despite the entertainment value he bringsCredit: Twitter

The 49-year-old was bottom of the leader board with 25 points after dancing a memorable salsa to Gangnam Style with his partner Katya Jones, but was saved by viewers votes.

However, others were not impressed that he will get the chance to dance at the Blackpool extravaganza next week while Daisy, 27, has to watch from home.

One Twitter user even compared him to controversial X Factor contestant Honey G, writing: "Ed Balls is the Honey G of Strictly".

Daisy Lowe and her partner Aljaz became the eighth couple to be booted out of the competition
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Daisy Lowe and her partner Aljaz became the eighth couple to be booted out of the competitionCredit: BBC
Ed Balls managed to survive despite being bottom of the leader board
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Ed Balls managed to survive despite being bottom of the leader boardCredit: BBC
Viewers were not impressed by the result
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Viewers were not impressed by the resultCredit: Twitter
Another felt Ed should have the balls to leave
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Another felt Ed should have the balls to leaveCredit: Twitter

Many feel the rapper doesn't deserve her place on the ITV rival show, and it seems a lot of Strictly fans feel the same about Ed.

Another wrote: "Ed Balls makes me laugh lots and he's so much fun but it's not fair Daisy is gone while he remains #Strictly" while a third said: "Please, Ed Balls through and Daisy out, really?"

 

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Joining the outcry, another viewer wrote: "the strictly audience annoys me so much; how did Greg and daisy end up in the dance off but ed made it through?"

Others felt the outcome summed 2016 up, after a year of shock results and celebrity deaths, with one saying: "Of course Ed Balls stays in Strictly and Daisy goes home, it's 2016 the [poo emoji] year..."

Many felt Ed should have left the competition over Daisy
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Many felt Ed should have left the competition over DaisyCredit: BBC
A number of Twitter users were annoyed by their fellow viewers' voting
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A number of Twitter users were annoyed by their fellow viewers' votingCredit: Twitter
Many felt the show should be about the dance ability not entertainment value
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Many felt the show should be about the dance ability not entertainment valueCredit: Twitter

One angry viewer even tweeted the show directly, saying: "Hi @bbcstrictly Daisy Lowe doesn't deserve to leave Strictly I shouldn't say this but @edballs doesn't have the BALLS to leave. Wrong!!!!!"

Cries of a fix were also doing the rounds on social media, with another viewer writing: "surely @edballs going to @bbcstrictly Blackpool & Daisy out is either fixed or public are morons? Is this not a dance contest?"

The model had also danced a salsa but scored higher than Ed
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The model had also danced a salsa but scored higher than EdCredit: BBC
Many felt the decision reflected the way 2016 had gone so far
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Many felt the decision reflected the way 2016 had gone so farCredit: Twitter
However some felt Ed deserved his place as he is one of the only celebs left with no dance training
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However some felt Ed deserved his place as he is one of the only celebs left with no dance trainingCredit: Twitter
Others felt Daisy deserved to go
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Others felt Daisy deserved to goCredit: Twitter

However Ed had some support on social media, with one fan writing: "All these tweeps saying Daisy was robbed, didn't deserve to leave... I honestly feel like we've been watching different programmes," while another added: "Oh yes! Sad to see Daisy go but I'd be really upset if Greg was out. He & Ed are about the only non-dancers. They're what #Strictly is about".

 

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