FURIOUS Strictly Come Dancing fans have vowed to ‘boycott the series’ after pointing out the show’s ‘massive mistake’ with the cast.
The official line-up of the upcoming series of the BBC show includes the likes of Towie’s Pete Wicks, Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri and EastEnders’ Jamie Borthwick.
They will be joined by comedian Chris McCausland, DIY SOS legend Nick Knowles, Olympian Tom Dean, footballer Paul Merson, Miranda star Sarah Hadland and singer Toyah Willcox.
Hockey player Sam Quek, X Factor’s Shayne Ward, JLS’ JB Gill, opera singer Wynne Evans, Morning Live’s Dr Punam Krishan and Gladiators’ Montell Douglas will also be fighting for the Glitterball trophy.
The selection of famous faces taking part has raised a few eyebrows because of the male to female ratio.
Many have taken to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say the same thing.
One wrote: “Too many men if true. Why are these producers / Booking exec so afraid of all female pairings?”
Another added: “Really not feeling the #Strictly line-up this year. Especially the unbalanced 9 men 6 women ratio.”
“Such a shame there is only gonna be 6 women this year. I know why they are have less women than men but still such a shame,” a third chimed in.
Another added on Reddit: “The lack of women and big names is a bit disappointing.”
A fifth questioned: “Why are there so many men?”
Strictly fans have insisted “we have our winner” as the latest show signing sparked a fix row.
Jamie, who plays Jay Brown in EastEnders, won the Strictly Come Dancing festive special.
So because he did really well during the special, he could do the same in this year’s series.
Strictly rehearsals were thrown into chaos because of the sizzling temperatures in the UK yesterday.
It came just weeks after the show shared the first snap of the 2024 professionals.
Who’s confirmed for Strictly 2024?
WITH Strictly’s 20th anniversary special airing in September, The Sun takes a look at which celebs have been confirmed so far:
Olympic hero Sam Quek.
Towie legend Pete Wicks.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri.
Morning Live star Dr Punam Krishan.
80s legend and singer Toyah Willcox
Opera singer Wynne Evans.JLS singer JB Gill.
Comedian Chris McCausland.
EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick.
Fans favourites posing for the snap include pro dancers Gorka Marquez, Dianne Buswell, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones and Johannes Radebe.
Amy Dowden, who is returning to the show following her treatment for breast cancer, was also in the picture.
Strictly has come under fire in recent months after abuse claims about two of the former professional dancers came to light.
Giovanni Pernice left the show in May after an investigation into how he treated his partner Amanda Abbington began.
Graziano Di Prima was fired in July after claims he hit, spat at and kicked his partner Zara McDermott during rehearsals last year.
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Source: CNN
