A2 Weekly News Update 8

My story this week comes from the Mirror, and it explores claims that BBC1's popular entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing is fixed, after this Saturday's semi final. Louise Redknapp, Ore Oduba, Claudia Fragapane and Danny Mac are the last remaining contestants battling it out for a place in next week's final. But it seems that as a result of under marking, claims are now shooting out that the programme is fixed.

Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton

Ore Oduba recieved 38 points, including 2 10's for his quickstep, yet gymnast Claudia Fragapane only recieved 35 points for her Rumba. Fans were quick to take to twitter tweeting things such as:

"How did she only get 35 points? That's ridiculous, she was better than Ore!!"

But the claims spark from the ongoing row that the BBC programme have a lack of ethnicities within in the contestants and the professionals so viewers seem to believe that Ore is being marked highly so that he has a better chance of getting to the final.

But what do I think?

I didn't watch this particular episode, however I went back to watch these 2 videos, and it was clear that one was no better than the other, so for the sake of 3 points I can agree that it is strange he is being marked highly after these claims. 

Claudia Fragapane and AJ Pritchard

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