Strictly Come Dancing judges Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas have left viewers split down the middle, with some fans of the BBC series left furious.
Sunday’s results show episode saw the panel having to choose between Vicky Pattison and Balvinder Sopal, who received the fewest votes and faced the dreaded dance-off, with Ms Pattison being eliminated from the competition.
Both celebrities finished bottom of the leaderboard for week eight, despite both couples achieving a respectable score of 27 from the judges.
Ms Pattison had performed a jive with partner Kai Widdrington to Sound of The Underground by Girls Aloud, while Ms Sopal and partner Julian Caillon danced an American Smooth to My Guy by Mary Wells.
BBC Strictly: Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington narrowly missed out on next week's Blackpool episode
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Both had received mixed feedback from the judges, with Ms Mabuse noting Ms Pattison had made “tiny little mistakes”.
On Ms Sopal’s routine, Mr Revel Horwood shared he thought it had been “a bit iffy”.
He went on to advise: “You need to watch your recovering arm when you’re coming down from a lift, I would like to see a little bit more punch.”
After hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced the two were in the dance-off, this week's deciding voter Craig Revel Horwood admitted he felt "anxious" because the two couples were "equal" in terms of their dancing abilities.
Following the dance-off, the panel were unanimous in their decision to save the soap star, with each of them noting how Ms Pattison had made several mistakes while Ms Sopal had improved on her performance from Saturday night.
BBC Strictly: Balvinder Sopal, Julian Caillon, Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington faced the dance-off
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Viewers were left divided over the result, with many baffled to see Ms Pattison eliminated after one dance-off, while Ms Sopal has now survived being in the bottom two four times.
Many took to social media to debate the outcome, with one writing: "Aww Vicky you were great, wrong decision again #Strictly."
"#StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly Can tell Vicky’s gutted honestly thought her & Kai could go well further than Blackpool, from topping leaderboard last week to leaving this week feels wrong," another shared.
"The wrong person went... yet again! @bbcstrictly fuming. #Strictly," someone else admitted.
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Others agreed with the judges though, with one posting: "It was the correct result, Balvinder danced better, simple as that #Strictly."
"Glad Balvinder saved. She definitely improved in the dance off #Strictly," another agreed.
A different fan commented: "Bal absolutely locked in and smashed that dance off, the correct decision as poor Vicky was clearly nervous and out of sync.
"I'm very happy and very sad at the same time though. Blackpool week won't be the same without her. #Strictly."
BBC Strictly: Fans have been left divided by the result
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Following the result, a gracious Ms Pattison stated: "It's not anyone's fault. It was so lovely while it lasted.
"I knew this week was a difficult one for me, and I tried my hardest, as I have every week.
"Listen, I didn't think I'd get past week one! And I'm really honoured to have shared this experience with so many amazing people."
Ms Pattison's co-stars cheered supportively, with one shouting: "We love you!"
Ms Pattison concluded by paying a sweet tribute to her dance partner Mr Widdrington, sharing she felt she had won just by being paired with him.