Strictly's JB Gill victim of new 'curse' on BBC show after dance-off controversy

Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill  and Amy Dowden
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Strictly Come Dancing viewers claim to have identified a new 'curse' on the show, as JB Gill became its latest victim on Sunday night.

The early favourite to take home the Glitterball trophy this year, JLS star JB has been a consistent performer in the BBC ballroom so far, with his partnership with returning pro Amy Dowden earning plenty of praise from both the Strictly judges and fans at home. However, after opening the week five live show with their jive to Outkast's Hey Ya, JB and Amy ended up in the bottom two for the first time, having to battle it out against Paul Merson and Karen Hauer, as their place in the competition came under serious threat.

While JB and Amy will perform in next week's Halloween Special, having received the unanimous backing of the judges, fans claim to have 'rumbled' the curse that both JB and Shayne, who suffered exactly the same setback seven days earlier, have fallen victim to. And it's all down to the show's running order and when each of them performed.

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Based on JB and Shayne's fate and similar patterns from past series of Strictly, fans now believe that going first in the live show is a 'curse,' with one taking to X, as this week's Strictly result was revealed, to write: "Again the curse of going first and being middle of the leaderboard. Remember to save your favourites - they’re not always safe!" as another reacted: "first to dance on the live show curse has struck AGAIN"

A third then commented: "There's a trend here. Looks like being first up to dance is a fast track to the dance off," as JB's place in Strictly was called into question, following the numerous mistakes he made in the dance-off, with some viewers arguing Paul should have stayed in ahead of him.