They may want BBC Breakfast to get higher ratings. Chris winning would draw in more viewers. So I wonder if there will be subtle pressure on the judges to be lenient on Chris as it gets nearer to the final.




) are confusing recent reports about a series of daytime shows being fixed with the way Strictly is run. The programmes recently in the news were independently made, whereas Strictly is an in-house BBC production - and any misdoings there were dealt with some time ago, with heads rolling.

. I don't think the BBC would condone outright favouritism, but I doubt they'd be annoyed if one of their own news presenters won the thing.
. I don't think the BBC would condone outright favouritism, but I doubt they'd be annoyed if one of their own news presenters won the thing.”