Strictly Come Dancing fans have rushed to brand a move by the judges as 'criminal' as Chris McCausland confessed his fears about the odds being stacked against him and Dianne Buswell.
The comedian is among the favourites to lift the Glitterball this year alongside professional dance partner Dianne Buswel, and last weekend they had viewers in tears with their emotional routine to Liverpool FC anthem You'll Never Walk Alone.
But it was a completely different story this week as Chris and Dianne opened the sixth week of the BBC One dance contest, which just show happened to be the show's annual Halloween special. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers' 'jaws drop' as Vito Coppola's celebrity double spotted They got the spooky festivites off to a lively start with a hip shaking samba to Stayin’ Alive by The Bee Gees.
Dressed in a sparkly suit and frazzled wig, the stand-up grooved along the floor in between gravestones with his partner Dianne to pick up a score of 26.