As the cast and crew prepare to say goodbye to the fifth couple to leave Strictly Come Dancing, fans have responded to the leaking of the latest result ahead of it airing on TV

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been left stunned by the latest dance off result – which has, like clockwork, leaked early, only this time – in a jaw-dropping turn of events – some fans were happy with the choice.

The long-running BBC dance show is currently in it’s 22nd season – having been on the air now for an impressive 20 years. Fans of Strictly will be well aware that both the Saturday night live show and Sunday night result show both record on Saturday night.

There is then an almost 24 hour wait for viewers to find out which pair of celebrities and their dance partners have been deemed bottoms of the week and then forced into a tense dance off. The failure of the two is then booted from the show for good – with the result airing on BBC One on Sunday night.

But for years now, a persistent mole has leaked the result of the dance off hours before it has aired after witnessing the result during real time as the Sunday night show records immediately after the Saturday night live show airs. As regular as a traffic warden stepping outside to ruin lives at the beginning of their working week, the mole has ruined the result show for fans once again.

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick and his dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas are show favourites for the 2024 season ( 
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The spoil sport has shared the result via a website and social media, and fans have been left stunned by the couples that were told they had to dance for their glitterball lives. And what’s more, they are stunned by the outcome.

While the Mirror has chosen not to share the result to avoid ruining the result for the most devout Strictly fans, the fan reaction this week wasn’t one of total devastation, with one person writing on X, formerly Twitter : “Just seen the Strictly spoiler. Thank gosh. Was really worried!” Another person echoed: “The strictly spoiler has me going to bed happy!! Right person left in my opinion.”

However, not everyone was happy, with another social media user tweeting: “Devastated at the spoiler tonight. They had so much more to give and improved quite a bit throughout the competition so far #Strictly.” Someone else chimed in: “Strictly spoiler has me feeling very sad right now.”

As of Saturday night, 11 celebrities and their dance partners remained in the competition as the battle for glory nears the halfway point. Olympic swimmer Tom Dean and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova suffered the humiliation of being the first couple of the 2024 season to be voted off the show after they lost the dance off at the end of September.

They were soon followed by iconic singer Toyah Willcox and her dance partner Neil Jones. There was disappointment as DIY SOS hunk Nick Knowles became the third star to be voted off the show as he had bravely battled through injury to try to keep his place in the contest. He was shown the door alongside his dance partner Luba Mushtuk in mid-October.

England footballer turned pundit Paul Merson was the fourth star to be voted off along with his partner Karen Hauer. So far, one of the couples to beat in the 2024 season appears to be EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick and his dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas as they have routinely scored deep into the 30s following the judges comments.