Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse was quick to point out an elimination trend during Sunday's results show. During the latest instalment, Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin found themselves in the dreaded dance-off against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe. Both couples performed their routines again with Sam and Nikita performing their American Smooth to Love Story by Taylor Swift while Montell and Johannes performed their Waltz to I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston.
After both couples had danced a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts with Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi and Anton Du Beke all choosing to save Montell and Johannes, reports the Mirror . During Motsi's feedback, the judge said: "I would have to agree with Craig, both girls danced beautifully and it just feels like we're losing girls and girls. I'm like: 'What is happening?'" It comes as Dr Punam Krishan and her pro partner Gorka Marquez were eliminated from the show last week.
Taking to Twitter, now X, following Sunday's results, viewers were left stunned arguing that neither Sam or Montell deserved to be in the dance-off. One person said: "I feel like the public got it wrong putting Sam & Nikita in the bottom this week!" while a different account wrote: "I wouldn’t have put Sam & Montell in the dance off but it is who the public vote for at this stage StrictlyComeDancing #strictly." Meanwhile, another viewer wrote: "montell & sam in the bottom 2?? im genuinely in shock #strictly", a different .