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strictly come dance fans have branded Lewis Cope’s exit The BBC’s popular reality show is having a “funny” run as it prepares for its semi-final.
Cope, 30, a former emmerdale The actor was booted from the show after dancing with a reality TV star during Sunday night’s results show (December 7) amber davis and professional partner Nikita Kuzmin.
Throughout his tenure on the show, Cope had earned considerable praise for his performances with his partner Katya Jones describing him as “one of, if not, the best male celebrity we’ve ever had on the show”.
Fans have criticized the decision to remove Cope from the show, with many criticizing Davis’ extensive previous experience on stage in musical theater productions.
Cope also made his debut on stage Billy Elliot: The MusicalHowever, he has rejected the claim that he has a special dance background – something like strictly Audience resentment among successful contestants has been increasing in recent years.
Along with listing Davis’ musical theater credits, one fan wrote on
Another commented, “Seeing the audience’s standing ovation for Lewis and Katya, the crying from the judges and professionals really shows that this result is wrong.” “Lewis has cemented his place in history with some of the most iconic performances of all time!”
Sharing a clip of Cope and Jones’ performance, someone else commented: “This is the one who got sent home because of the horrible voting patterns. Lewis and Katya you are one of the most screwed couples in the history of this show.”
Speaking to presenter Tess Daly after the judge’s decision, Cope appeared to be in good spirits about his exit.
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“It’s more than I ever imagined,” he said. “If someone had said I would have worked for 11 weeks at the beginning of the show, I would have been so happy and would have bitten their hand off.
“So, thank you for the whole show, thank you to everyone for creating a space where people can be themselves, grow, learn, express themselves. It’s incredible and a memory I’ll have for the rest of my life, and (to Katya) I think it’s all down to you.”
The four remaining couples will perform during next weekend’s semi-finals, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 6.35pm on Saturday and the results will be shown the following Sunday at 7.45pm.