‘The scoring is appalling,’ fume Strictly fans as they hit out at judges calling this week’s marks ‘crazy’

FANS of Strictly Come Dancing were left fuming this week over the marks dished out by the judging panel.

Viewers noticed that the scores were notably tough in general, but especially harsher on the female contestants.

Taking to to discuss it, fans left floods of comments clapping back against what they witnessed.

One user said: “Sorry but deserved 10s, if got a 10. This is crazy scoring.”

A second shared: “The scoring this week is appalling.”

A third added: “The scoring gets worse every week. deserved no more than 5 as he totally forgot what he was doing for a while there.”

Meanwhile a fourth further elaborated: “As someone who isn’t rooting for Lacey I thought the dance was great and deserved 8’s and 9’s.

“But once again she’s a woman and the men get rewarded 9’s and 10’s for lifting and doing less with their routine.”

Backlash over the critical scores also came from the contestants themselves, leaving pro dancer on TV from ‘s remarks.

Craig criticised the duo’s Foxtrot for appearing too “open”, making it look less like the traditional dance and more like an American Smooth.

“Foxtrot is not an open dance,” he said scathingly.

But Vito was quick to challenge the judge’s verdict, explaining that he had used the freedom permitted by the show rules within the choreography.

He replied with: “Rules say 70% should be Foxtrot, 30% is free, so I literally did not break the rules.”

Turning his attention to Lacey, Vito made clear that any criticism of the choreography should be directed at him.

He continued: “I respect you so, so much, but I take full responsibility because I create the choreography.

“So Lacey, you don’t have anything to worry about because you are amazing and I am so, so proud of you.”