Strictly fans fear for show favourite as he lands ‘cursed dance’ ahead of finals
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans fear for the future of one celebrity after he was landed with a “cursed dance” for the next live programme.
It came after Angela Rippon, 79 – the show’s oldest ever contestant – was eliminated on Sunday, following a dazzling live episode from the iconic Blackpool Tower.
Now fans think they have pinpointed the next famous face to be given the boot – purely based on the routine they’ve been given.
Ex EastEnders actor Nigel Harman will dance the tricky rumba on Saturday, to Celine Dion‘s iconic track, It’s All Coming Back To Me Now.
It comes after the BBC star wrapped Strictly Come Dancing‘s performances on Saturday – with his scores appearing to be rushed, and the judges calling out a handful of mistakes.
Despite the fact he swerved the Dance Off the following night, fans now think he’s in trouble.
One took to Instagram to write: “So excited to see Bobby’s couples choice and Annabelle and Jojo’s paso.
“Nigel is doing the cursed dance so I think he will be out.”
Another agreed: “I had a similar thought re. Nigel, but really don’t want to see him go.”
A fan then speculated: “Bottom two will be Nigel Vs Angela S I think,” as a viewer put: “Nigel & Bobby in danger.”
Yet one then insisted: “I think Nigel could be the surprise of the night with his Rumba, especially when it’s well choreographed for him and Katya.”
One then continued: “They may have given Nigel the hardest dance trying to get him voted out yes Shirley will find something wrong with it she always says something negative about his routine but nobody else’s.
“I actually think he will do really well this week and will surprise everyone and he also seems popular with the public so let’s hope they continue to vote even more for him this week because he deserves to be in the final or at least the final 4.”
Meanwhile, Nigel “stormed off” the dancefloor last week after dropping down the leaderboard.
The actor and pro partner Katya Jones’ routine to Duke Ellington’s It Don’t Mean A Thing left them second from bottom of the judges’ leaderboard.
He was visibly crestfallen as Craig Revel Horwood said: “The footwork, my love — it went wrong quite a bit.”
And, in footage with 1.4million views on social media, he is seen darting backstage within seconds of the BBC cameras stopping shooting.
Katya briefly stands still before hurrying after, while other contestants happily dance and hug.
Yet Nigel then broke his silence with a cryptic post about “emotions”.
Nigel is vying to make it to the show’s quarter finals along with Bobby Brazier and his partner Dianne Buswell, Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu, tennis ace Annabel Croft with her pro dancer Johannes Radebe, and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin.