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Ed Balls annoys fellow Strictly contestants backstage with his ‘awful and incessant’ singing

The celebs are complaining about the former Shadow Chancellor's constant renditions of musical showtunes

FROM DAN WOOTON'S BIZARRE TV COLUMN

Published: 19:57, 19 Sep 2016
Updated: 18:05, 11 Oct 2017

HE has already been told off by Strictly bosses for mouthing the words to songs on the dancefloor.

And now his fellow celebs are complaining about ED BALLS constantly belting out showtunes from musicals backstage.

Strictly Come Dancing 2016 — Fellow celebs are complaining about Ed Balls' rendition of musicals backstageCredit: PA:Press Association

Strictly Come Dancing 2016 — The contestants want the former Shadow Chancellor to stop his 'awful' singingCredit: PA:Press Association

An insider said of the former Shadow Chancellor and huge West End shows fan:

“It’s really annoying and is cringeworthy because he’s not totally awful, but not good really either.

"Some of us think he does it because he’s nervous and others think he’s fishing for compliments and attention.

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“Whatever the reason he’s really annoyed everyone by doing it and we wish he’d stop.”

He was an inspired signing.

Strictly Come Dancing — An insider called the singing 'cringeworthy'Credit: WENN

Strictly Come Dancing 2016 — Has already been told off by Strictly bosses for mouthing the words to songsCredit: PA:Press Association

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