I have to say that the judges should be ashamed of themselves this weekend. Over marking Ore who clearly slipped during his Argentine Tango and then under marking Claudia for that amazing Quickstep. Also, the unanimous decision to give Claudia the boot after she clearly danced better than Danny in the DO.

I saw this petition online and normally I wouldn't even entertain the idea of signing one of these but I'm just so annoyed at tonights result and this petition actually makes some great valid points.

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinsta...4-person-final

I don't think Cloudier was the weakest dancer this week, but a petition?
Seriously, put your energies behind something important

Greg clearly beat Claudia in the Blackpool dance-off, bring him back instead!

oh my

^ This

This Semi-Final screwjob against lovely Claudia does leave a very bad taste in the mouth but it is what is so it's best to accept it and move on.

And petitions for trivial stuff like this are kinda naff.

It was the same when Pixie Lott went out - it's such a shame I know but the result is done and nothing can change it.

Trouble is, when people have stumped up the money to vote you can't just disregard the outcome. I'm not sure how much influence the voting problems actually had, It's the judges that got it wrong.

Oh come on ....

What a ridiculous idea!

If we're going to petition for stuff on Strictly, I think it should be non-comedy VTs. That would get a lot more support!

And yeah... naff.

The voting online was messed up so it's not surprising all 3 favourites throughout the series made it

she would have been if will young hadn't come over with the vapours and we would have had a 4 person final.

Claudia got less public votes than Louise. That is why she was in the dance off - nothing to do with the judges.

complete zero influence, as it affected all the semi finalist not just Claudia and Danny as some have claimed.

Ore was extremely overmarked and overpraised for his AT though.

If his position on the leaderboard has accurately reflected his dances who's to say he wouldn't have been in the dance off and Claudia in the final?

I do think the problem with the voting should be taken into consideration. I know it affected all the celebs but they cant prove that it wasn't detrimental to one or the other.

It will always be a what if situation but I really cant see the BBC changing their minds unless it gets a lot more traction and the dailies take it up.

Can I have Lesley back while you're at it 😆

Was he? You could just as easily say that Claudia was overmarked for her Rumba.

The fans of everyone except Ore will say that his position on the leaderboard didn't accurately reflect his dances....and if it had been Claudia on top of the leaderboard the fans of everyone except Claudia would be saying the same thing.

There is no conspiracy, she just didn't get enough votes.

And Ed, please

Even Bruno essentially admitted that Ore did nothing in his AT tonight lol!

I wasn't especially a fan of any of the four left, BTW, I just think what went on in this Semi-Final was quite transparently unfair (albeit we have to keep it in perpsective. It's not something I'd sign a petition over or complain to OFCOM about )

exactly

Louise got more public votes than Claudia and Danny

You can have a petition of a million names, BBC won't change their minds and OFFCOM would have something to say about it too, as some viewers paid actual money to vote.

One word.....Putin

A petition isn't going to change anything. Sadly what's done is done.

The glitch...