Strictly Come Dancing viewers slam ‘harsh’ judges for scoring Debbie McGee the same as Brian Conley

STRICTLY Come Dancing viewers have blasted the show's 'harsh' judges for under marking Debbie McGee for the second week in a row.

Fans of the 58-year-old felt she should have received more points last week after her Quickstep with partner Giovanni Pernice.

And they were up in arms again after tonight's show when they realised Debbie had been given the same marks for her Cha Cha Cha as Brian Conley, who had previously been in a dance off.

A number of viewers felt there was no comparison between the two celebrities routines - which saw Brian dance a Paso Doble - and were annoyed that Darcey Bussell in particular had scored them both a six.

Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "So Darcey reckons Brian is dancing at the same standard as Debbie?!" while another added: "Get rid of @DarceyOfficial she's all over the place as a #strictly judge. How did she give Brian the same mark as Debbie!"

A third tweeted: "Oh please, the ladies scores for Brian were whack in comparison to Debbie! Debbie danced rings round Brian & scores didn't reflect that!"

Debbie was first to perform on tonight's show, and received 27 points, including a six from Craig Revel Horwood, seven from Shirley Ballas and an eight from Bruno Tonioli.

While the Italian judge loved it, Craig said she looked like a "Barbie" while Shirley said it was too precise and like a ballet performance, and that she wanted it to be "more earthy".

Meanwhile Brian, who was next to perform, was praised for improving on his footwork and attempting the Spanish lines required for the Paso.

He scored 21 in total, getting a four from Craig, six from Darcey and Shirley as well as a five from Bruno.

Later in the evening, many felt Aston Merrygold have been overmarked for his Quickstep despite mixed comments from the judges, and they were not happy about it.

One wrote: "WTF? How can Darcey and Shirley justify a 6 for Brian & give Debbie a 6 and 7? The #Strictly scoring is actually putting me off watching".

Another added: "Are they being super hard on Debbie or what? Not a level playing field out there."

A third went as far as to say: "What does Debbie have to do to get higher scores? She got the same as Brian? What the hell?!"

A fellow viewer agreed, tweeting: "I'm getting p***ed off. Praising lesser performers and criticising Debbie when she's so much better".