Strictly Come Dancing fans convinced bosses 'handpick dances' for celebrities - and La Voix is coming out on top
La Voix was in the bottom two last weekendStrictly Come Dancing has been hit by fresh ‘fix’ claims, with fans convinced producers are giving La Voix an easy ride to the grand final.
Last weekend, the drag performer and her pro partner Aljaz Skorjanec narrowly escaped elimination after landing in the dance-off against Gladiator star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. The judges opted to save La Voix, sending Harry home instead.
Now, with the dance list for this weekend out, viewers are raising eyebrows once again. Some believe La Voix’s upcoming routine has been carefully chosen to boost her chances of making it to the final – or at least through to the all-important Blackpool week.
La Voix’s time on Strictly Come Dancing has been a roller coaster
On Saturday night (November 8), La Voix and Aljaz performed a Foxtrot to Make Your Own Kind of Music. But they failed to fully impress the judges – and viewers. As a result, the dance only received a total score of 29.
After performing it for the second time in the dance-off, the judges shockingly chose to send Harry home.
Immediately the decision caused anger with fans, who thought, overall, Harry deserved to be saved over La Voix. Some even thought she was saved as a ‘clue’ that BBC bosses want her to present the show next year following Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s shock exits.
Just last night (November 11), La Voix star Chris Dennis appeared on It Takes Two and revealed that he was “shocked” to be saved.
Chris said: “I don’t think she genuinely thought she was going to be saved, ever, in a dance-off, if that moment came up.”
But yesterday, this weekend’s song and dance choices were released. It was announced that La Voix will be performing a Couple’s Choice routine to Don’t Rain On My Parade. And now, many viewers feel like that’s a way to ensure she will immediately get through to Blackpool.
Fans accuse show of ‘fix’
Taking to the comments of Strictly’s Facebook and Instagram posts announcing the songs, many fans were left annoyed.
One wrote: “La Voix is unlikely to leave on a C/C and the producers obviously want her in Blackpool where she could leave there. ”
Another penned: “La voix couples choice to don’t rain on my parade kind of perfect actually.”
A third was just concerned about the choices themselves: “More questionable choices. There are so many better songs that could be used.”
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“I hate how orchestrated the Strictly dances are. They have clearly given Balvinder [Sopal] something more forgettable to ensure she is in the bottom two. But La Voix gets a Couple’s Choice to ensure she gets to Blackpool. It’s probably in a contract that she must get to Blackpool,” one went on to claim.
Although one fan came to La Voix’s defence, adding: “So happy that La Voix gets to do couple’s choice.”
And someone else thinks it can help her after last week: “Perfect song for La Voix, especially coming back from a dance off!”
However, it seems La Voix might not be banking on making the Strictly final after all. She’s already double-booked herself for that weekend. The performer is due to appear in a stage play on the same date, suggesting she may not expect to last that long in the competition.
Still, fans are watching closely to see whether her schedule clash ends up being irrelevant. Or if she’ll have to make a very glamorous dash from the theatre to the ballroom.
Digital Box has contacted BBC for comment.
