STRICTLY Come Dancing viewers think theyve worked out why a popular star ended up in the dreaded dance off.

Although the couple were branded nice people, fans ranted over their latest performance.

PAStrictly fans think they worked out why a fan favourite ended up in the dance off[/caption]PAJLS star JB Gill is partnered with Amy Dowden in this years series[/caption]BBCThe couples Jive on Saturday failed to impress some viewers[/caption]

JLS star JB Gill, 37, is among the famous faces hoping to lift the Glitterball trophy.

That dream almost ended last Saturday when he and pro partner Amy Dowden ended up in the dance off.

The pair found themselves against Arsenal legend Paul Merson, 56, and his partner Karen Hauer.

Fortunately for JB and Amy, the judges unanimously opted to save them but they were not unscathed from viewers criticism.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one person wrote: JB is a good dancer and who doesn’t love Amy Dowden?

But let’s be serious, they’re in the dance off because they SEVERELY lack personality and chemistry. DULL.

Another added: JB and Amys Jive is really quite bad the lack of cohesion in the outfits, the lifeless musical arrangement, the singer struggling with every syllable, JB fighting every single step like they owe him money.

Just a complete dud from conception.

While a third remarked: I honestly don’t think it’s too surprising JB and Amy are in the dance-off.

They seem like super nice people but I’ve seen more chemistry between two lamp posts.

The pressure is especially on for JB, with wife Chloe Tangney being a professional dancer.

Due to the singers previous strong showings, some fans were shocked to see him fight for his place in Strictly.

One penned: Big shock JB landing in dance off, even bigger shock that he messed up his dance off.

Massive respect to Paul but JB was lucky he wasnt against someone stronger.

Another commented: JB being in the dance off was just shocking. Like I was so shocked.

Strictly 2024 Week 5 scores

By Conor OBrien

Week 5 of Strictly Come Dancing 2024 saw the remaining couples take to the dance floor once again.

With a shocking outcome to the dance off, another famous face bid farewell to the hit BBC show.

Heres how the scoreboard looked for Week 5:

Jamie and Michelle 39 Montell and Johannes 39 Chris and Dianne 35 Tasha and Aljaž 34 Wynne and Katya 33 Shayne and Nancy 31 JB and Amy 30 Sarah and Vito 32 Sam and Nikita 26 Pete and Jowita 22 Punam and Gorka 21 Paul and Karen 19

Nikitas reaction said it all! The right person got voted off in the end, but JB should never have been in the dance off in the first place.

That being said, Im so glad he won the dance off and got through!

Will JB bounce back and avoid the dance off in week six?

Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One and is available on iPlayer.

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