Strictly ‘fix’ row erupts over ‘biased’ scoring

Ellie Taylor and Tyler West topped the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard this week, while James Bye and Ellie Simmonds landed at the bottom. The celebrity contestants received mixed reviews from the judges this week, and while some wowed the panel with their Halloween-themed routine, others failed to impress.Following the show, many fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the scores.Some branded the show a “fix”, while others felt the scoring was “biased”.Simon fumed: “Will Mellor gets just ONE mark more than Tony Adams.”Is this just to keep the viewing figures up because they need the Arsenal fans? #strictly #fix.” (sic).READ MORE: Mike Tindall speaks out on getting Royal Family’s approval Strictly judges (Image: BBC)While Ruby penned: “Outshone by Jojo unfortunately, didn’t see much dance content. Overmarked.”However, other viewers felt Hamza, who is currently the bookmaker’s favourite to win, was “undermarked”.Elliot Gonzalez tweeted: “Hamza’s routine did not deserve that position on the leaderboard.””Not even saying this out of bias but Hamza and Jowita were undermarked to hell this evening,” Beth pointed out.DON’T MISS…Jeremy Clarkson announces exciting update on Clarkson’s Farm [INSIGHT]Strictly’s Molly Rainford ‘angered’ by dance-off after clue exposed [NEWS]Strictly’s James Bye dealt blow as expert spots clue [EXPERT]Before receiving their score, Craig Revel Horwood told Ellie Taylor her performance was her best routine.”I have to admit this was my favourite dance of the night,” Motsi Mabuse said.While Shirley Ballas added: “You put a spell on me for sure.”It was also my favourite dance, well done.”