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Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been left “distracted” over an “awful” blunder on the BBC series.

The competition continued this weekend with movie night, which saw “the right choice” of celebrity being eliminated after last week’s upset.

As the stars performed, with Punam Krishan receiving particular praise for her historic performance and Love Island star Tasha Ghouri topping the leaderboard once again, some couldn’t help but notice a filming mistake taking place behind head judge Shirley Ballas, who repeatedly gave her comments without realising what was going on.

Whenever the camera cut to Ballas, due to the lighting in the studio, two pairs of audience members’ dangling legs could be seen positioned either side of her, with viewers complaining that it looked like they were sat in a toilet cubicle.

“Rather unfortunate positioning of two audience members on Strictly Come Dancing tonight,” one viewer complained, adding: “Looks like the loo door has been left open.”

Others expressed their frustration in the comments section on X/Twitter, with one adding: “I’m glad it wasn’t just me: annoyed me all evening!!!”

An additional viewer wrote: “I noticed that too. Thought it was awful’…’Was very distracting!,” while someone else chimed in: “My husband thought it was the Halloween show and that this was some bizarre set decoration.”

Another described the detail as being in “poor taste” and asked the BBC to retroactively “fix” it so the legs were scrubbed from the episode on iPlayer.

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However, many saw the funny side and replied with a variety of laughing emojis, with one quipping the detail was inadvertent “toilet humour”.

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This week’s dance-off saw singer Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones take on former football pro Paul Merson and Karen Hauer, with all judges voting to save Merson from elimination.

Wilcox said of her departure from the show: “It’s been the best two months of my life, it has been fantastic. I have enjoyed every second.”

Jones praised his celebrity partner, stating: “She has made me laugh so much, I have never seen someone work so hard – I’m the one asking for breaks every now and then. She just kept going; she wanted to learn so much.”

“If you saw her in the hallway, she’s been practicing. Everyone’s been telling me, ‘Have you seen Toyah practicing?’ She’s brilliant and she’s what Strictly is all about, and I’ve loved every moment.”

The remaining 13 couples will take to the dancefloor next week, as Strictly return on Saturday (12 October) with the results show following the night after (13 October).

LOVE Island star Arabella Chi has wowed fans in a figure-flashing white outfit.

The model posed in the jaw-dropping lace and silk ensemble which showed off her white bra and long toned legs.

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The 33-year-old looked ready for the catwalk in a pair of derriere-hugging shorts and heels.

The reality TV star shared the pictures in the incredible two-piece and captioned it: “This outfit needed its moment.”

One fan commented: “Obsessed with you in this.” A second wrote: “Wow.” Plenty more agreed: “Stunning.”

Celeb SAS star and fellow ex Love Islander Georgia Harrison also admired the photos and wrote: “Beautiful.”

The stunning star is loved up with very wealthy businessman Billy Henty, the co-founder of a company specialising in biohacking and regenerative medicine, with clinics in London, Canada and Greece.

An insider previously told The Sun about her new romance: “Arabella has made no secret of wanting to find the one and it looks like Billy could be that man.

“He clever, handsome and has a jet setting lifestyle, which she loves.

“It was a big step putting him on her socials – she didn’t tag him but she’s happy for people to see her happy and in love.”

Arabella has previously dated Love Islander Adan Maxted but it abruptly ended after their time in the All Stars villa in January.

The blonde bombshell has also dates Man City player Ruben Dias last year and had a fling with Leonardo DiCaprio’s close pal, millionaire nightclub owner Richie Akiva.

Before finding love with Billy, she told us: “I’ve been fortunate enough to hang out in Hollywood circles but I have still not found love. I’ve never felt more ready to settle down.

“All I’ve ever wanted is true love and that fairytale dream. I want to get married and have babies.

“I haven’t got lots of time left and I know more about myself now than ever. This is my last shot to find my happily ever after.”

Arabella recently opened up about suffering a secret miscarriage last year and facing a life-changing health diagnosis.

She told fans about her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) condition and explained: “I recently got diagnosed with PCOS. Obviously, I am now 33 and I had been on the pill for probably 15 years, up until August last year,” she shared.

“I actually had an unplanned miscarriage in September last year and decided to come off the pill because I felt it was time.

“Getting diagnosed with PCOS, I know there is no cure. That’s kind of why I jumped on here, because it’s an amazing platform to speak about things personal to me and I’m sure there are also people out there also suffering with it.

“Which is why I want to open my Instagram and have you guys come on this journey with me, and give me advice, that I can then hopefully share with you guys.

“This is real talk, because I feel like I don’t really come on here and talk about my personal side of things very much.”

She added: “Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all and trying to turn it into a positive.”

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THE King’s former butler tonight swapped life in a palace for a stay in the Big Brother house.

Nathan King, 24, served Charles at one of his Scottish homes, 2,000-acre Dumfries House in Ayrshire.

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After the Princess of Wales’ uncle Gary Goldsmith spilled secrets on last year’s celebrity series, the risk of another member of the royal household opening up on primetime TV is bound to spark concern.

Now a pork salesman, Nathan landed his royal role in 2017 when he was just 17.

At the time, he told a local paper: “I’ve had the honour of serving at a couple of dinners during His Royal Highness’s visits to Dumfries House. I very much enjoy being a butler here and there’s always something very different to deal with.”

Nathan was one of 16 new housemates unveiled by hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best on the ITV show’s live launch.

Another contestant is eco- activist Daze Aghaji, who campaigned to be an MEP in 2019 and tried to sue the UK Government over its climate change policies in 2021.

The 24-year-old, who has been arrested while protesting with Extinction Rebellion, said: “I’m looking forward to living in a community.

“My work is about learning to set parameters that end up benefiting everyone. This show is a micro version of that.”

Former Page Three girl and soap actress Emma Morgan, 53, has also signed up to the show.

She said: “To get this opportunity at my age, I wasn’t expecting it. I was getting ready to put my feet up and do a bit of knitting.”

And amputee footballer Thomas Atkinson, 20, from Carlisle, comes to the house fresh from captaining his side to victory in the FA Disability Cup.

The goalkeeper, who was born without a left hand, was also told he would never walk after having his left leg amputated when he was two. But he now has a total of 26 caps with the England Amputee national team.

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