STRICTLY Come Dancing pro James Jordan has slammed Shirley Ballas for giving Eddie Kadi the first 10 of the series.
The head judge, 63, handed the huge score to Eddie Kadi after his impressive Men In Black performance with Karen Hauer, which was their couple’s choice.
Shirley said: "When you do something well, it needs rewarding. This was slick, it had style, it was edgy, it was entertaining, you found your groove.
"Everything that you love in dance you were able to bring today as a partnership, I absolutely loved it."
Comedian Eddie and Karen were completely gobsmacked by the score.
And so was former Strictly star James, 45, who said there were "three better dances" before Eddie's performance that deserved higher scores.
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After Eddie's performance, James wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "No Shirley – what were you thinking???
"Three better dances already tonight. FACT not opinion."
His comment divided fans, with one commenting: "What we see on TV is different to what the judges see as they are so close and can see every little move. FACT!!!"
But James hit back and wrote: "OK – I'm sure you know how the show works better than I do," with a string of laughing emojis and a thumbs up emoji.
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While many fans agreed with James and said the early 10 was a surprise.
One wrote: "Agree, not worth a 10…scores are all over the place this week."
Another posted: "I'm so sad how Strictly is becoming pointless. Judging and scoring makes zero sense."
A third added: "Absolutely agree, that was never a 10. Angela and Amanda to name two must be raging."
Eddie, 40, dedicated the dance to his family who migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He said he had a "whole other level of respect for street dance" after his performance.
Those watching at home were left fuming by the decision and accused Shirley of having a favourite, while also calling for couple’s choice to be axed.
In a move away from traditional ballroom style, in 2018 Strictly introduced dance category called the Couple’s Choice.
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This category allows the pairs approaching it to choose from one of three new styles that they reckon will best show off their celebrity’s moves.
Every week one pair will take on this new category.
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