Last Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing really blew the contest wide open. At this early stage in the competition, I don’t think there’s ever been such a strong cast — with only one or two dancers left who truly stand no chance of winning.

But in between some of the best performances we’ve ever seen in Week Three of Strictly, I found myself distracted by what appeared to be some very real tension on the judging panel.

This week, Strictly was quick to shut down reports that Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood are embroiled in a not-so-subtle feud, both on and off camera. It was reported that Shirley regrets giving up her casting vote — the power to decide which couple would be eliminated in the event of a tie after the dance-off.

Instead, all four judges will now rotate that power each

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