'I'M GUTTED'
Strictly’s Naga Munchetty shrugs off ‘race row’ as she discusses dancing exit on BBC Breakfast
NAGA Munchetty seemed unfazed by the "race row" surrounding her exit from Strictly Come Dancing as she discussed the show this morning on BBC Breakfast.
The 41-year-old presenter became the third contestant to be voted off the BBC dance show Sunday night — and the third person of colour, prompting fans to accuse the programme of racism.
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Naga told co-host Charlie Stayt she was "gutted" to have been eliminated, but made no mention of the racism charges.
She said: "I wanted a couple more weeks.
"But the game is the game, it is what is it and I had a brilliant, brilliant time. Brilliant. Loved it."
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Naga's elimination came a week after Tameka Empson's and two weeks after Melvin Odoom's.
Eleven contestants now remain in the running, almost all of whom are white.
Following Naga's exit, one viewer tweeted: “So first its Melvin, the black man. Second gone its Tameka, the black woman. And now Naga. Not saying its racist but, seriously #Strictly.”
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"Haven't said it until now but how racist are the #strictly voters?" said another, while a third slammed the show as a "whitewash".
Other viewers, however, pointed out that Strictly had previously been won by Alesha Dixon and Louis Smith, neither of whom is white.
The BBC had defended itself against racism accusations when Tameka was voted off, telling : "Judges judge the dancing and the dancing alone, not anything else."
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