STRICTLY Come Dancing host Emma Willis was forced to apologise to viewers after an embarrassing score blunder on Saturday’s live show.
Eagle-eyed viewers hit out online after noticing Lacey and Vito were awarded a wrong result for their Tango due to a mix-up with judge ‘s score.
The couple put in a powerhouse performance to Atomic by Blondie, which garnered rave reviews from judges , and .
But head judge Shirley’s reaction was less positive, which was also reflected when it came to the scores.
Craig and Motsi awarded Lacey and Vito a 7 each, with Anton holding up his 8 paddle.
But there was confusion with Shirley’s score for the couple, who held up a 6, only for the graphics to appear as 7.
“I’m not the best at maths but 7+7+6+8 =28!!! Scored Lacey & Vito wrong there #Strictly,” wrote one fan on X.
Another agreed: “Wrong score for Lacey & Vito, Shirley said 6 but was 7 on the screen.”
As presenters , and gathered towards the end of the show to reveal the leaderboard, it was the latter who flagged the scoring mistake.
“Now listen before we go to the leaderboard we need to apologise because there was a mistake with Lacey and Vito,” Emma began.
“Shirley scored a six, but the graphic said seven,” she added.
“So we can confirm that Shirley did in fact score a 6, so the correct total score is 28.”
The result saw Lacey and Vito in fifth place on the leaderboard, with Tabby and Mark topping with 37 after receiving two 10s for their couple’s choice dance.
They weren’t the only duo to receive a 10 on the night, with Delta Goodrem earning the first 10 of the series with her Rumba to Celine Dion’s ‘It’s All Coming Back to Me Now’.
