BBC presenter Dan Walker reminds people Strictly is ‘only a TV show’
BBC presenter Dan Walker commented that he does not know “who is voting for us” as he remained in Strictly Come Dancing for another week.
The TV star, 44, and his professional partner Nadiya Bychkova landed near the bottom of the leaderboard alongside Tilly Ramsay and her partner Nikita Kuzmin with a score of 29 after Saturday night’s episode.
But it was Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies and Aljaz Skorjanec who ended up being sent home on Sunday night after facing Ramsay in the dreaded dance-off.
Please don’t shout at me 😂
I’m having an amazing time, my kids are delighted & it’s only a TV show!
For those asking, I don’t know who is voting for us (probably not Craig) but we’re incredibly thankful to everyone who is.
See you next week. Can’t wait 🕺🏼💃🏼 pic.twitter.com/1ZjGshA3HQ
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) November 14, 2021
Walker tweeted: “Please don’t shout at me” followed by a laughing crying face emoji.
He added: “I’m having an amazing time, my kids are delighted & it’s only a TV show! For those asking, I don’t know who is voting for us (probably not Craig) but we’re incredibly thankful to everyone who is.”
“See you next week. Can’t wait.”
Walker's comments were most likely in response to some of the scathing posts on Twitter.
Many viewers were clearly irritated to see him survive another week.
cant believe sara and aljaz are leaving before dan walker #strictly
— charlotte // divorce era (@lolasneondress) November 14, 2021
Cannot believe, it how can Mr BBC Dan walker, get through ahead of Tilly ? What a farcical, show SCD is becoming ! #Strictly
— Willz63 (@willz63) November 14, 2021
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times. Who the hell is voting for Dan Walker? #StrictlyComeDancing #strictly pic.twitter.com/m7uZnIlllJ
— Niknak (@angrykilljoy1) November 13, 2021
WHO IS VOTING FOR DAN WALKER #Strictly pic.twitter.com/f0ns5I6JgG
— Liam (@LiamLambrini) November 14, 2021
WHO is still voting for Dan Walker!? 😫 outstayed his welcome several weeks ago and is now getting to the point where much better dancers are going home instead of him 😑 #Strictly
— Laura Jade (@Laurajadee94) November 7, 2021
It's bad enough having to watch strickly 👎 without Dan Walker thinking the public appreciate his constant ramblings and tedious unfunny comments or is it just me 🤔
— Spike (@Spike16262364) November 13, 2021
What a bag of BBC shit Dan Walker goes through.. a disgrace and the BBC are treating the public like fools . FIX FIX FIX FIX ..
— Barry BRANTON (@branton_barry) November 14, 2021
During Saturday night’s show, Walker and Bychkova performed an American Smooth to King Of The Road by The Proclaimers. The couple received mixed feedback from the judges with Craig Revel Horwood giving them a four.
He said he felt it “lacked any feeling” adding: “It wasn’t for me I’m afraid.”
But dancer turned judge Anton Du Beke gave them a nine, and head judge Shirley Ballas scored them an eight as she praised “beautiful footwork” and told Walker he should “give himself permission to enjoy it because Dan you sure are representing all the men who’ve never danced before”.
TV presenter AJ Odudu and her partner Kai Widdrington suffered a fall from grace after topping the leaderboard last week with a score of 39 for their Charleston, to then dropping to the bottom of it this week.
Next stop for our King of the Road: Musicals Week! Well done Dan and Nadiya #Strictly@mrdanwalker @NadiyaBychkova pic.twitter.com/UpvJinnmGc
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) November 14, 2021
Rhys Stephenson received a perfect score of 40 for his Charleston, landing him the top spot on the Strictly leaderboard.
The CBBC presenter performed a lively number with flips, lifts and kicks with his professional partner Nancy Xu to The Charleston by Bob Wilson and his Varsity Rhythm Boys.
Davies and Skorjanec will give their first interview on Strictly: It Takes Two on November 15 on BBC Two at 6:30pm.
