Strictly Come Dancing fans fume star was 'robbed' as they slam judges' decision

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were all left saying the same thing on Sunday night as two celebrities found themselves having to perform their routines again to try and stay in the competition.

Dr Punam Krishan and her professional partner Gorka Márquez took to the dancefloor once again to perform their Tango. While Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu showcased their Paso Doble for a second time.

Although this was Dr Punam's first time in the dance-off, and Shayne had been in this position before, the three judges opted to keep the former star.

Head judge also shared that if it had been her decision, she'd have chosen Shayne to remain in the show.

However, it wasn't long before fans took to to share their thoughts on the elimination, as they were all left saying the same thing.

One person said: "Punam was absolutely robbed. At least she danced. Gorka should have her faffing about on the spot #SCD #StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly."

Another added: "Punam was absolutely robbed on #strictly shane did f**k all the whole dance."

"I thought Punam should have stayed. I felt that she improved on ‘yesterdays’ dance," wrote one viewer. (sic)

Someone else fumed: "Absolutely the wrong decision."

Another commented, " I'm really going to miss Punam and Gorka. She should be so proud of herself."

Speaking about their exit, Punam said: "I am really proud of myself. You know, I’ve taken on something that’s so out of my comfort zone. The one thing that I’ve very much learnt is to say yes more and that there is no point in your life when you can stop learning new skills.

"I’ve learnt more than dancing, I’ve learnt so much from Gorka. Everyone’s been so incredible and it’s just memories that I’ll take home forever and I am very proud. I’ve made my family very proud, I’m just really grateful.”

Gorka wasted no time expressing his pride in his celebrity partner, calling his time with the doctor "incredible."

He said: "She's a GP and a Mum. She had never danced before and I think she improved week by week. I think she is truly what the show is about, someone who doesn't have experience in the performance came here and learnt to dance.

"She wanted to do so well and worked so hard. Also I feel very proud and very honoured that we got to do a Bollywood dance, to represent your culture, show your culture to the world and open doors for so many people in your culture.”

Sadly, Dr Punam has found herself at the lower end of the leaderboard over the past few weeks. Her highest score in the competition was 33 in week three.

This weekend, the 41-year-old was a pirate for the show's Halloween-themed special and earned a total of 26 for her routine. Her score landed her on the bottom of the leaderboard alongside comedian Chris McCausland.

Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday, November 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. on BBC One, with the results show on Sunday, November 3rd, at 7:20 p.m. on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.