Strictly fans slam Shirley Ballas for ‘objectifying’ male star and accuse show of ‘double standards’
STRICTLY fans slam Shirley Ballas for ‘objectifying’ one of the male stars and accused the BBC show of ‘double standards’.
Last weekend saw the remaining celebrities in the competition show off their best moves in Blackpool.
Former Towie star Pete performed the Cha Cha to I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred.
There was a lot of hip action and the reality favourite wiggled his bum a lot during the routine while in tight pink trousers.
Straight after the dance, they went to Shirley to find out what she thought.
The head judge was giggling non stop and said that she’d have to “calm herself down” before giving her critique, while Anton Du Beke fanned her.
Some viewers took to Reddit to say the same thing.
One wrote: “Actually, I think the one gripe that I have with tonight’s show was the objectification of Pete from Shirley. Tsk tsk tsk , I am not a fan of treating men and women alike as objects to be leered at and desired. Not in my household.”
Another added: “Imagine if, instead of Shirley talking about a guy’s buttocks popping in and out, we’d had Anton talking about a woman’s tits doing the same. It’s unthinkable that it wouldn’t be called out immediatley.”
“If Shirley Valance were a man she’d have been sacked by the BBC ten times over by now,” a third chimed in.
At the end of the performance, Craig Revel-Horwood awarded him just four points, while Motsi Mabuse gave him seven.
And both Anton and Shirley gave Pete and Jowita an eight.
The pair were given 28 points in total – which placed them at the bottom of the leader board.
Last month Strictly faced a new row over ‘sexism’ on the show – as Shirley was accused of favouring the male contestants.
Dr Punam Krishan went head to head with Shayne Ward to fight for their place in the competition.
After Anton, Motsi and Craig all voted to save Shayne, Shirley agreed she would have done the same.
Viewers unfairly claimed Shirley would always have favoured hunky actor Shayne in the dance-off.
It’s not the first time Shirley has been accused of sexism while on Strictly Come Dancing.
In fact she’s been the subject of many cruel social media attacks.
But it was Wynne Evans and Katya Jones who were voted off on Sunday.
The pair were in the dance off against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe on Sunday night.
Montell was performing her salsa to Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston, while Wynne did a Charleston to Carmen Suite No. 1: 5. Les Toreadors by George Bizet.
After they’d danced, judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas had their say and cast their vote.
Craig, Motsi and Anton all chose to save Montell, with Head Judge Shirley in agreement.