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James Jordan claims ‘lying’ Strictly judges are full of ‘bulls***’ after Dev’s shock exit
FORMER Strictly pro James Jordan has said the show’s judges are full of “bulls**t” after Dev Griffin lost his place on the show last night.
The 41-year-old, who danced on the show until 2013, branded Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse “liars” after giving Dev low scores and then not saving him in the dance off.
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He ranted: “HOW DARE THE JUDGES SAY THEY ARE TRULY SHOCKED!!!! LIARS!!!
“AND ITS YOUR FAULT! FACT!
“Why can people not be more honest in the world....The public have been watching long enough to call bulls**t!”
He added: “Just mark what you see and then let the public decide... just do your job!”
The Radio 1 DJ, who was partnered with Dianne Buswell, faced a dance-off with Viscountess Weymouth and Aljaz Skorjanec, after judges' scores were combined with viewers' votes.
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Dev and Dianne were scored 27 out of 40 for their Cha Cha Cha by the judges, leaving them tenth out of 13.
All the judges opted to save the viscountess in a shock decision, which left those watching at home furious.
Fans later branded it a “fix” as they claimed they were unable to vote for Dev because the phone line wasn’t working.
Aussie professional Dianne even responded to one fan alerting bosses to the problems on Twitter — but later deleted her reply.
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Fan Kirsty Powers, from South Wales, said: "The voting phone line ain’t working for Dev and Dianne!!!! Works for some and not for others!!! Strictly sort it out!"
Dianne retweeted the post with a sad face emoji on Saturday evening, minutes after the elimination was recorded.
Strictly bosses had tweeted the same night: "There’s a high volume of calls, so if you don’t get through first time keep trying! And remember you can vote online."
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BBC insiders said the phone line blockages impacted all contestants equally — and that the likelihood of getting through was not dependent upon the celebrity fans wanted to vote for.
After being booted off Dev said: "I am absolutely gutted, but learning how to dance, hanging out with Dianne and the other pros and celebs... I've absolutely loved it."
Dianne said she was "sad" Griffin will not be able to demonstrate more of his "talent".
She said: "His work ethic is insane. I see him everywhere practising and I couldn't have asked for a better partner."
Dev Griffin and Diane Buswell become the third couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing
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