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Bruno Tonioli lashes out at Strictly viewers

The Strictly judge has taken issue with those who watch the show

That Strictly Come Dancing ‘race row’ is showing no signs of going away.

After the first three celebrities to be voted off the show were Melvin Odoom, Tameka Empson and, most recently, Naga Munchetty, viewers have accused the BBC dance show of being ‘racist’.

Of course, Strictly bosses have denied that this is the case and now one of the judges has waded in.

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Flamboyant Bruno Tonioli has blasted racism accusations and has pointed the finger at viewers for their choices.

It is up to those watching to vote for their favourite dancers, with the two that have the least amount of votes being plunged in to a dance-off.

The Strictly judges, headed up by Len Goodman, then choose who should stay in the competition, based upon the dances they have just witnessed.

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With this in mind, Bruno said that those complaining need to take a look at themselves first before throwing accusations about.

He also insists that the voting system is fair.

Basically, if you are in the bottom two, it is because Strictly viewers put you there.

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Nancy Brown
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