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Holby City star Tom Chambers is facing an angry backlash from some Strictly Come Dancing viewers who believe he should not be in Saturday night's final.
The actor was given a pass through to the final after the BBC abandoned the phone vote last weekend.
All three couples were allowed through when it became clear that viewers voting for Tom would be unable to save him from the dance-off, due to the tie between Lisa and Rachel at the top of the leaderboard.
Originally votes from last weekend were to be carried over to the final but they now won't be counted and the BBC are offering a refund to anyone who voted.
However, many fans of the series are unhappy that Tom will feature in the final and some are calling for him to do the honorable thing and step down, reports the Daily Mirror.
A show insider told the paper: "Things have turned sour for Tom since Saturday. He and Camilla wanted to get through properly, not be given a free ride. They feel they could have won a dance-off.
"Camilla is really upset and has been crying. She doesn't want anyone to think they have cheated in any way."
Do you think Tom deserves his place in the final? Let us know what you think...
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Tom and Camilla should be allowed to continue on saturday night, they have earned there place over the last few weeks, it was not there best choice of there favourite dance, but that should not be the reason for them to go, it was still a very good performance i for one will be voting for them as i have always done.Yours Marion @#$%
Posted by: mc2008 on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseWhilst an enjoyable series it is meant to be light entertainment but is turning into a debacle. Dismayed of Oxfordshire
Posted by: ivor.hopkins on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseEY
Posted by: alisonjinglesking on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseIt's not Tom and Camilla's fault they made a mistake with the voting patterns. Tom has been consistently the best dancer throughout the whole series and it is right they should also be in the final. Good luck to all the contestants on Saturday; it is by far the best standard of dancing since the start of Strictly. May the best dancer on the night win.
Posted by: karol.wall on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseWhat is wrong with these people, don't they have anything else to do but moan about trivialities! It's unfortunate that the Beeb didn't think of all eventualities before this became a problem. They've tried to please everyone, but clearly some moaners remain. Leave Tom alone and let the final commence!
Posted by: jlyeeles on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseI think he should definitely not be in the Final. His performance last Saturday was worse than Austin's in Week One of the competition. Dance Teacher
Posted by: john.kaye9kaye on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseI dont think he should quit as the situation with the dance off was not of his making. This has probably been blown out of all proportion by people like me who post replies to news articles like this!
Posted by: d.bareham on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseUnloved but consistant Mr Hall, Fairly consistant but can be swayed by a good looking bloke Arlene Old fuddy duddy past his best voting inconsistant Tried to be nasty when least expecyed LEN, votes with passion tries at times to balance len's strange vote. What I would like to know is how many votes the public casted and how many each contestant got. T V voting has been found to be a incorrect on a number of occacions so can they be trusted.
Posted by: darrylwilliams498 on Wed Dec 17 01:47PM | Report abuseI think that it was a stitch up by the BBC as he should of been voted off as the other two dancers were by far better! I also think it was more about viewer numbers as with the X-factor not showing this week, they would have 14m plus for the final show. Mark
Posted by: markcrane07 on Wed Dec 17 01:48PM | Report abuseWho cares! - seriously, with all that's going on in the world does it really matter?
Posted by: n.porter269 on Wed Dec 17 01:48PM | Report abuse