{"id":39548,"date":"2023-11-11T20:44:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T19:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1924389"},"modified":"2023-11-11T21:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T20:35:41","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-fans-frustrated-as-nigel-harman-undermarked","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-come-dancing-fans-frustrated-as-nigel-harman-undermarked\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing fans frustrated as Nigel Harman \u201cundermarked\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Comments from the judges seemed to suggest a higher score. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 11 November 2023 at 19:44 PM<\/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>A number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-release-date\/\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> fans have criticised the judging panel tonight, arguing that they \u201cundermarked\u201d a performance by actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nigel-harman-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Nigel Harman<\/a> and professional partner Katya Jones.<\/p>\n<p>This week, they presented their Couple\u2019s Choice dance set to Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars, which had special meaning to Nigel as he dedicated it to his family.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cIt\u2019s about love and there\u2019s a lyric in it that says, \u2018you\u2019re amazing just the way you are\u2019 and on a personal level with [wife] Luce and my daughter, they\u2019re just amazing, just the way they are \u2013 they don\u2019t have to be anything and it\u2019s a good message to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The performance received glowing praise from the judges, which left some viewers surprised that it scored only 34 points overall \u2013 including 8s from a complimentary Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Strictly<\/a> Couples Choice from Nigel &amp; Katya was brilliant, loved it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mrs_katjones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mrs_katjones<\/a> choreography was fabulous. Not sure why Craig &amp; Motsi only gave it a 8.<\/p>\u2014 joyce Jordan (@joyceJo49834475) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joyceJo49834475\/status\/1723412805242466669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>\u201cYou told a beautiful story, both of you,\u201d said Mabuse in her feedback. \u201cWe could relate\u2026 I was captured with the movement. Nigel, you always look so stylish when you move\u2026 there\u2019s no awkward moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She wrapped up by saying: \u201cI loved absolutely everything about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the kind of statement you might think warrants a perfect 10, but alas, it was not to be the case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why does no one appreciate the classical, understated style of dance anymore! There was no way Nigel was only an 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strictly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrictlyComeDancing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StrictlyComeDancing<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Emma \ud83e\udd8a\ud83d\udc51 (@emmas_chapter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emmas_chapter\/status\/1723412098036699364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Revel Horwood admitted that \u201cit didn\u2019t blow me away\u201d \u2013 alluding to his lower-than-expected score \u2013 but later commented that it was \u201cbeautifully\u201d understated with an \u201cabsolutely gorgeous\u201d move, which built viewer expectations for a stronger mark.<\/p> <p>Shirley Ballas noted that it was \u201cmistake free\u201d and praised the \u201cvery difficult choreography\u201d which was \u201cexecuted extremely well\u201d \u2013 she gave the dance a 9, as did Anton Du Beke, which viewers deemed more appropriate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8s for nigel and katya mistake free and at an entirely different level vs angela and kai getting 8s for making a mistake that \u2018didn\u2019t matter\u2019 \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\ude44\ud83e\udd74 the inconsistency in these judges drives me INSANE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strictly<\/a><\/p>\u2014 jodie \ud83e\ude75 (@jlb26_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jlb26_\/status\/1723411965672829287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>A few users of X (formerly Twitter) argued that the judging criteria was inconsistent, referencing this week\u2019s dance by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/angela-rippon-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angela Rippon<\/a> and Kai Widdrington as one they felt came under less scrutiny in the scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Others made the case that this wasn\u2019t the first time that Nigel and Katya had been undermarked, with fans often finding themselves at odds with what the panel decides.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seriously what is up with the scores tonight, Nigel yet again undermarked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strictly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrictlyComeDancing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StrictlyComeDancing<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Kerry Taylor Jones #TEAMSPACEMAN \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80 (@mummysunshine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mummysunshine\/status\/1723411891978907894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>While Nigel and Katya won\u2019t be topping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-leaderboard\/\">Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard<\/a> this week, this evident viewer support could well get them through the nerve-wracking vote and send them on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-blackpool-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">Blackpool Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tune into the results show on Sunday evening to find out what happens!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow at 7:20pm on BBC One. 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