{"id":24814,"date":"2022-10-29T22:50:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T20:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1730209"},"modified":"2022-10-29T23:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T21:24:10","slug":"strictly-fans-react-to-strange-marking-as-anton-gives-harsh-comments-and-a-9","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-fans-react-to-strange-marking-as-anton-gives-harsh-comments-and-a-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly fans react to \u201cstrange marking\u201d as Anton gives \u201charsh comments\u201d \u2013 and a 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 29 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Viewers have reacted to \u201cstrange marking\u201d on this week\u2019s episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 after Anton Du Beke awarded Molly Rainford a 9 despite giving her harsh comments.<\/p>\n<p>Although Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse had both been very impressed by Molly and Carlos Gu\u2019s Argentine Tango to Kate Bush\u2019s Running Up That Hill, Anton and Craig Revel Horwood were less enthusiastic with their initial feedback.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Running Up That Hill with their Argentine Tango ????\u200d\u2640\ufe0f That was fang-tastic Molly and Carlos! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Strictly<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/mollyrainford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@mollyrainford<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/k2L7qTRC41&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/k2L7qTRC41<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Strictly \u2728 (@bbcstrictly) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcstrictly\/status\/1586426890436448256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u201cThis particular dance lacks a little bit of intensity in order to make it an absolute showstopper,\u201d Anton said, prompting some boos from the audience, although he did later clarify that he \u201cloved\u201d the performance.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Craig said, \u201cI felt like you were dancing two different dances, I felt like you weren\u2019t actually following. Getting in and out of the lifts was really, really ugly \u2013 you need to make that a lot more beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the time came to give the scores, Craig opted for a 6, whereas Anton \u2013 despite his earlier reservations \u2013 awarded a 9, the same mark as both Shirley and Motsi had given.<\/p>\n<p>This led some viewers to comment on the discrepancy, with one fan writing on Twitter: \u201cStrange marking tonight. After Anton\u2019s criticism of Molly and seemingly words from Shirley he gives her a 9!\u201d<\/p> <p>\u201cYou can see Molly worked so hard this week, Craig and Anton\u2019s comments were a bit harsh,\u201d added another, while a third said, \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">I\u2019m not sure how <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Anton<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">\u2018s comments for <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Molly<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> translated to a 9\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, one fan commented \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Molly<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> has been overmarked by Motsi, Shirley and <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Anton<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">, especially when <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Anton<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> slagging off <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Molly<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">\u2018s dance then giving her a 9. Like what the hell <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Anton<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">?\u201d and another remarked, \u201cI do really like <span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Molly<\/span>, but <span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Anton<\/span>\u2018s comments about a lack of intensity (which I agreed with) and then giving a 9?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the end, Molly\u2019s total of 33 puts her in fifth place on the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-leaderboard\/&quot;\">Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard<\/a> \u2013 two places better of than last week \u2013 as she looks to avoid landing in the dreaded dance-off for the second consecutive week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturday and Sunday evenings. 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