Strictly Come Dancing fans outraged as spoiler results leak online

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left "devastated" after a spoiler about the fate of a heartbroken star on Saturday night was leaked online.

With only seven pairs left in the BBC programme, the competition is intensifying in the ballroom with the introduction of a Samba-thon.

The dance-athons are contentious every year, often resulting in chaos and the scores being added to their main dance. This has the potential to completely overturn the leaderboard.

The results show is recorded every week on Saturday evening after the live show, but it is broadcast on Sunday. Wales Online knows the name of the celebrity who is leaving but will not disclose it.

Following the leak of the Strictly result overnight, fans rushed to X - previously known as Twitter - to express their disappointment. One fan expressed: "Gutted for them."

Another remarked: "I'm shocked at this" and a third stated: "I'm not one to moan at these things usually, but what a ridiculous result."

Another fan exclaimed: "Disgraceful neither should have been there!!!! " One was surprised: "WHAT? ! I thought one of them would be in the bottom not both of them! " A fan vented: "OH HELL NO! ".

Some suggested that certain celebrities had been "stitched up" by the introduction of the Samba-thon. One fan posted: "I think the "sambathon" was put in to try and get certain celebrities down the leaderboard and make the dance-off easier for the judges and it's backfired."

On Saturday evening, Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec ascended to the top after achieving the first perfect 40 of the series with their stunning American Smooth to Lewis Capaldi's Someone You Loved. The performance, which the professional dancer dedicated to his young daughter, left Shirley Ballas "speechless" and Anton Du Beke in tears, stating it reminded him of "why we dance".

However, the top spot in the Samba-thon was claimed by JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, who rocketed to the top of the leaderboard after scoring 39 for their Charleston to Yes Sir! That's My Baby by Firehouse Five Plus Two.

At the bottom of the leaderboard were Pete Wicks and Jowita Przysta, who failed to impress with their Tango to Phil Collins and Phil Bailey's 1984 song Easy Lover, earning a score of just 29. Their Samba added an extra three points after they placed fifth out of the seven couples.

Just above them on the leaderboard were Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas, who accumulated a total of 34 for the two dances, and Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, also with a score of 34. Chris and Dianne found themselves at the bottom of the Samba-thon.