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Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Dianne Buswell has called out her so called "fans", after she found out they were sending DEATH THREATS to head judge Shirley Ballas.
It all kicked off when the girlfriend of YouTuber Joe Sugg was axed from the dance competition last weekend with celebrity partner Dev Griffin, after the pair found themselves in the dance off.
Following shocking accusations of the programme "rigging the phone lines", making the outcome a "fix", users of Twitter have been blasting the Strictly judges for sending home the Radio 1 DJ.
However, the extreme tweets were brought to Dianne's attention when a worried fan tweeted, "Please sort your fans out @dbuzz6589 & @Joe_Sugg. I get why people are upset & I don't think it was @dev_101's time to go.
"But sending vile abusive tweets & death threats to @ShirleyBallas is totally out of order. Imagine if it was a member of your family on the receiving end ☹️."
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2 of 12Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
On the first ever series of Strictly back in 2001, news reader Natasha Kaplinsky and professional dancer Brendan Cole were paired together.Despite both being in other relationships at the time, both Natasha and Brendan called off their romances and started dating after the series finished. Their relationship didn't last long though, and they are now both happily married to other people.
3 of 12Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
It was love at first sight for former Hollyoaks actress Ali Bastian and her Strictly partner Brian Fortuna in 2009. With the pair both single at the time, Ali and Brian started a relationship, only for it to end the following year.
4 of 12Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff
When boxer Joe Calzaghe appeared on the show in 2009, he announced to the press that his relationship with his partner Jo-Emma Larvin had come to an end, just one week into his Strictly journey. Joe's professional dance partner Kristina Rihanoff was more than a shoulder to cry on, with the pair starting a romance. They went on to date for four years after show, before announcing their split.
5 of 12Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff
After her relationship with Joe Calzaghe fell apart, Kristina later met another Strictly contestant, England rugby ace Ben Cohen. Both Ben and Kristina have denied rumours that Ben was still with his ex-wife Abby Blayney at the time they started dating, with the pair claiming they didn't get together until a year later. Things are going well however, the pair now share a daughter together called Milena and are in a happy relationship.
6 of 12Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev
After her split from Joe Swash, actress Kara Tointon appeared on the 2010 series of Strictly and mended her broken heart with a little help from professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev.Despite this, things didn't work out for the couple and Kara is now loved-up with her boyfriend Marius Jensen, with rumours suggesting she could be pregnant with the couple's first child.
7 of 12Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev
When Countdown presenter Rachel Riley appeared on Strictly in 2013 she was married to her ex-husband Jamie Gilbert. However, after just 16 months of marriage, the pair announced they were set for divorce in November 2016. Fast-forward to 2016 and Rachel revealed she was in a relationship with her 2013 Strictly partner Pasha Kovalev... And they are still together!
8 of 12Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice
Georgia May Foote was dating her Coronation Street co-star Sean Ward when she joined the show in 2015. But when rumours circulated that the couple's relationship wasn't going well, they split in December 2015. Georgia was then spotted getting very cosy with her Strictly partner Giovanni, with the pair enjoying a holiday to Disneyland Paris for New Year.Despite this, the couple ended their relationship in August 2016.
9 of 12Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg
After weeks of rumours, Joe Sugg appeared to confirm his relationship with Strictly Come Dancing partner Dianne Buswell with a photo on Instagram, the caption read, 'I may not have won the glitter ball, but I've won something a million times more special.'
10 of 12Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez
Radio presenter Gemma Atkinson and professional dancer Gorka Marquez were first linked in the 2017 series, and got together whilst on the 2018 annual tour together. They moved in together in December 2018.
11 of 12Giovanni Pernice and Ashley Roberts
Professional dancer Giovanni Pernice and Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts were forced to deny they were dating during the 2018 series, but Giovanni confirmed the relationship in January 2019.In January 2020, the duo confirmed they'd split.
12 of 12Caroline Flack and AJ Pritchard
Official news on whether these two are dating is yet to be confirmed, but 2014 Strictly winner Caroline Flack was spotted kissing professional dancer AJ Pritchard at the 2019 NTAs.
Dianne quickly replied, "Guys this is terrible you can not be bullying like this. It’s awful and really upsets me to hear this . It’s simply not ok and should never happen!"
Dianne then said, "I have seen so many tweets and msgs the last few days but at the end of the day this show is the best and I’m so excited to watch the rest each Saturday night as there allllll soooooo amazing ! So please let’s think of that !!!! I really do love them all!"
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Dianne's comments come after Shirley's fellow judge Craig Revel-Horwood also slammed fans of the show for criticising his scoring.
The 54-year-old, who has been a judge ever since the show started, told The Mirror, “They can kick off as much as they like."
"How much do they know about the cha cha cha? Nothing darling... so they can kick off."
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The West End performer went on to hit back at former Strictly professional James Jordan, who claimed, "(like always) the judges got it all very wrong."
But Craig has since hit back, slamming James' attempt for "publicity."
He remarked, "James Jordan is just out for publicity and if he was on the judging panel, I’m telling you looking at it you have to judge on what you see.
"Was Dev the right person to go on the night? Yes. Would he have been better in the future? Yes. Was he better in the past? Yes."