Table of Contents
- Possible Feud Between Amber Davies and Shirley Ballas
- Performance and Feedback
- Fan Reactions
- Judging Controversy
- Nikita's Comments
- Amber's Reflection
Viewers of STRICTLY Come Dancing believe they’ve detected a brewing feud between Amber Davies and Shirley Ballas.
Amber and her professional partner faced criticism for their Viennese waltz during Saturday night’s show.
Amber and Nikita received feedback from ShirleyCredit: BBC
The judge stated that their dance didn’t meet expectationsCredit: BBC
Fans took to X following the comments made on SaturdayCredit: PA
Closing the show with their performance to "I See Red" by Everybody Loves An Outlaw, Shirley provided some pointed feedback.
“In my book, it states Viennese waltz. However, this, for me, resembled an American style, Viennese waltz, and that’s only because I teach it,” she explained.
“It’s another style that I instruct, and it is much more open.
“So everything you performed, you did in an open manner. Anton and I counted the bars.
“You had approximately 18 bars, therefore the genuine Viennese Waltz, which is what it was, didn’t truly materialize,” the judge elaborated.
“I cannot fault what you did. It just doesn’t match the title I have in my book.”
She did, however, add, “But everything you did was lovely.”
Fans flocked to X after the comments, with one suggesting that Shirley simply “can’t stand” the reality TV star.
“Shirley is very unprofessional in the way she speaks to Amber,” they commented.
“She doesn’t even attempt to conceal the fact that she dislikes her.”
Another remarked: “I’m puzzled as to why Shirley was criticizing Amber for dancing choreography that was assigned to her??
“She danced beautifully, and Shirley’s comments were nonsensical.”
A third stated: “I’m glad we’ve confirmed that Shirley just doesn’t like Amber.”
While a fourth wrote, “Amber is incredibly talented, and Shirley’s remarks were entirely unnecessary; she didn’t choreograph the dance?”
Ultimately, Amber and Nikita received scores of 9 from all the judges except Shirley, who awarded the couple only a score of 8.
“Shirley giving Amber an 8 when it was clearly a 9 performance,” one fan expressed on X.
A second added, “So, Shirley is going to mark Amber down on #Strictly for something she has no control over? ……. that makes sense.”
Shirley is, of course, providing her feedback as a professional, but faced backlash from fans just last week.
This is not the first time Shirley’s comments have drawn attentionCredit: BBC
They still provided Amber with some positive feedbackCredit: PA
Strictly continues with the results on 
