Absolutely. If the injury is as stated, she will not be able to dance next week, and maybe not for quite some time. If she was frightened of injuring herself, why is that fear going to go away in a couple of days when she's had very little time to recover?

I kind of hope that the BBC medics step in here, and declare her unfit to continue. Surely they cannot be held responsible for someone who is unfit to perform doing so? There must be some procedure in place for insurance purposes that her health has to be assessed before she resumes training?

I think the outcome was unfair. The story now is that she danced against doctors orders and her injury got worse. That was really her decision. She could have had a bye for the week. Instead she only took it only after she got in the bottom two which worked out to her advantage. I don't think she could have known it would end up that way but it doesn't seem fair. I hope they are counting the week as her only bye.

But she didn't get a bye a such the public vote was used so she could have gone but she didn't get the lowest number of votes, I still fail to see why reverting to the public vote is bad.

As any fair minded person would.

But the public vote was fair unless we are saying the public vote should not be used in such cases in which case why not get rid of the public vote altogether , the rules are in place for such an occasion and they used them.

So why wasn't she given a bye and not dance at all Saturday? If the story that a Dr advised her not to dance is true she was pretty silly to go ahead.

It wasn't a matter of letting her do the dance off though was it? She didn't want to and apparently had a real strop about it. She was supposedly crying on tv although there were no tears.

It is all very well saying the person with the least votes went and that is fair but then we is there a dance off? We don't normally know who out of the 2 in the dance off got the least votes and the judges give their opinion on who should stay or go on the dance off dance NOT the original dance. Therefore the lowest vote argument does not really work. Melvin may have impressed the judges more than Anastacia in a dance off even without her being injured.

I assume that her and Brendan never even considered she would be in the dance offbut they should have done. Why assume she is popular with the public? Loads of people seem never to have heard of her and, let's be honest, she wasn't very good was she?

I always liked her. Love her voice, have her cd's and thought what a great positive attitude she has. Seeing her in Strictly has changed my view even before the Saturday fiasco.

I think it is pretty obvious it was all done to keep her in and as for the made up rule well they must think the public are thick and gullible to believe that

Do you honestly believe there was such a rule?

Wasn't there a situation in the past where the judges kept someone in the public wanted out?

Several times - Jamelia last year for instance poor girl she kept ending up in the DO

Anastacia maybe?

I don't think that there are rules in place for this situation, which is why it took so long for them to decide what to do.

I disagree, Anastacia was the one who couldn't dance, why should Melvyn go without a dance off? The public vote only decides who goes into the bottom two. It really was unfair to Melvyn. I believe a better person would have withdrawn and let him continue.

We've no idea if she's fit enough to continue. Training during this week could cause the same problem. If she puts in another performance with a reduced content to protect her disability at the week-end, how will they judge it?

It's all a bit of a nonsense, she should withdraw to protect herself from further damage and there be no elimination this week. It would be the common sense option.

DS reporting that Brendan and Anastasia WILL perform on Saturday

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/strictl...this-saturday/

So IF she polls low with the GBP again and winds up in the DO by the looks of it she will be able to dance... because I am not sure people will be happy for a pass to be issued again!

Still good to know she hasn't suffered any permanent damage....

I agree, if nothing else she should withdraw for her own well being.

Do you believe the BBC just lied to the public if so report them, there will be proof if such a rule existed prior to the announcement , I personally do not see the issue with going with the public vote , for six years of its run there was no dance off .

Then you should take that up with the producers as ultimately they made that decision.

That would be pointless, I'm just glad that I don't vote.

Well as he had the lowest public vote...

It's all a bit of a nonsense.

If this were a "proper" competition, as the BBC want us to believe it is, you can't make "allowances" for a medical condition, when it comes to determining a result.

If both were able to perform in the dance off then one or other could have "played a blinder," which could have meant the vote went either way. The BBC were looking for an excuse to keep their "high profile" contestant in.

At the Olympics (a proper competition), if you're injured before the final of the 100mtrs. you're a DNS. They don't make allowances and give you "a bit of a start."

And she's dancing again now?

It's a Saturday teatime entertainment show. Get some perspective.


A carefully-choreographed routine and with lots of medication, yes, she's carrying on, and you're complaining about that. If she'd withdrawn from the show, you'd complain that Melvin was eliminated for nothing. I somehow don't think this is her problem.

Yes. The reasons are fully explained on another thread. It has been confirmed that she did indeed tear some scar tissue and her and Brendan have taken advice on how to minimise more damage and pain control.

She was crying her eyes out on the Saturday show yet she is ok to train this week. You cannot blame people for being 'suspicious'.

I'm not surprised she was crying. She had torn tissue which probably then and there hurt a fair bit but probably far worse was the worry of exacerbating the injury further. Since this she has been scanned,been reassured and given advice.

I really cannot see how people would be 'suspicious'. I imagine they are a joy to be around.