Viewers of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing were less than impressed with the camera crew during one couple’s dance, claiming the shaky footage was spoiling the show
Graeme Hall with Lauren Oakley
Strictly Come Dancing viewers were raging after a shaky camera “spoiled” a performance on Movie Night. Fans of the BBC contest watched as Graeme Hall switched from The Dogfather to The Godfather for one night only.
But his efforts were interrupted by a slight camera issue, prompting tech to quickly switch to another angle as Graeme and Lauren Oakley swept the floor with The Godfather Waltz from the iconic movie.
Rushing to X, formerly known as Twitter, viewers shared their discontent at the camera slip up. One user fumed: “Shame the camera man spoiled it cause watching Graeme is always a joy #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing.”
Another said: “Camera person having a mare at this Graham and Lauren dance #strictly.” A third questioned: “Did someone bump into a camera then?”
And others joked it was to do with the movie of choice. “The camera shake during Graeme and Lauren’s Godfather number, was a horses head found in the control booth,” joked one user.
Despite the complaints, the duo received high praise from the judges in the studio. “I loved it, the footwork was gorgeous,” says Anton Du Beke. “You could be one of the best ballroom dancers we’ve ever had on Strictly Come Dancing.”
The pair went on to receive an impressive score of 31. Craig Revel Horwood raised an 8 paddle, before Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas followed suit. Anton showed off a score of 7.
The scores at the time led the duo to be top of the leaderboard. Dani Dyer had kicked off the show, receiving a score of 23 following her dance to Beauty and the Beast.
Dani received a standing ovation from her husband too, with Jarrod Bowen seen in the crowd to support the reality TV star during her foxtrot. Following on from last week’s Samba efforts, Shirley Ballas told Dani: “You’re right where you need to be.
“You showed promise… Spins, I agree with Motsi, you did very well this week. … All in all, a good start.”
And away from the dancing, Northern Irish Youtube star and content creator, John Nellis announced he is to become a dad. In his VT before his performance with Katya Jones for a Titanic number, John said:”The hardest part of my job, and it genuinely breaks my heart, is the amount of time I spend away from family.
“I miss my wife more than you can imagine, and my son. And our family’s growing. We’re having another baby in February. I want a big family. I want big Christmases and big parties like I grew up with more than you can imagine.”
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