The Strictly final is looming, and fans are not happy that Annabel Croft has been denied a spot in it.
Former tennis pro Annabel (read her ED! profile here) and her pro partner Johannes Radebe lost out in the semi-final dance-off against Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell.
Craig Revel Horwood backed Annabel and Johannes to continue in the BBC One dance contest and compete for the Glitterball trophy next weekend. However, fellow judges Motsi Mabuse, Anton du Beke, and Shirley Ballas all selected Bobby and Dianne.
And while many fans were delighted at a Strictly final line-up containing them, along with Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin, there were also viewers watching at home who made it clear they felt Annabel had been “robbed”.
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The strength of feeling expressed by Annabel’s fans did not come as a surprise after she graciously acknowledged the efforts of everyone involved in making Strictly happen.
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