BBC Strictly Come Dancing judge 'set to be replaced' in shock move after 2023 final as fans say 'drives me mad'
17.12.2023 - 15:41
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One of the Strictly Come Dancing judges looks 'set to be replaced' next year after fans issued a complaint saying it "drives me mad". Saturday night's (December 16) final saw Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke on the judging panel for the last time this year.
The foursome were able to give out their opinions and their final scores to the three remaining couples - Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell. But the decision as to who won was all down to the public.
At the end of the night after the couple, the scores given by the judges saw, Layton and Nikita received a total score of 119 points out of a possible 120 while Bobby and Dianne bagged 117 points. Ellie and Vito then placed bottom of the final leaderboard having received a total of 115 points.
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But it was Ellie, 22, who emerged victorious and became the youngest-ever winner of Strictly with her professional dance partner Vito, 31, with the news being confirmed by hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Hours after this year's Strictly came to an end, despite being the most recent arrival on the Strictly judging panel, it is claimed that Anton could be set for a shock exit from the BBC show in 2024, if bookies’ predictions prove to be correct.
The show's former longest-serving professional dancer is predicted to make a shock Strictly exit, according to the latest odds from Ladbrokes as they have hm at just 4/1 to be replaced on next year's series, with fans calling for