BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans rumble 'secret feud' between judge and favourite

Viewers are convinced they have rumbled a feud between an early favourite on Strictly Come Dancing and a beloved judge.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans are convinced there is a secret feud between a star and a judge. BBC viewers are convinced they have rumbled a feud between an early favourite on Strictly Come Dancing and a beloved judge.

Taking to Twitter, now X, during the second live show of the season on September 28, fans voiced their concern there was some tension between comedian and actor Chris McCausland, 47, and judge Craig Revel Horwood.

Viewers think Craig, one of the four judges alongside head judge Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke, is especially hard on Dianne. Motsi and Shirley granted the duo a six tonight, while Anton went one higher on seven.

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But Craig doused their enthusiasm by handing down a paltry four. Taking to Reddit, a fan asked: "Is it just me or Craig does NOT like Dianne?" They wrote: "He is always giving her and her partners much lower scores than everyone.

"He never gave Bobby a 10 and even with her old partners like Tyler he used to give them lower scores unlike other judges." The Redditor went on and added: "Even with Chris he did not have anything nice to say about her."

They added: "Craig has never given Dianne a ten in the main competition. He's only ever given her a ten in the Christmas special when she did the Couple's Choice with Joe." Another said: "Bobby never produced a dance that was worthy of a 10."

"Craig didn't give Ellie a 10 till the final even though she deserved one," another agreed, defending Craig. And another wrote back in reply to say: "It's more so the fact that Dianne's partners have continuously been well received charismatic celebs but not exactly perfect dancers (even Bobby or Joe), so no. He just judges dancing objectively."