Strictly Come Dancing fans think they may have rumbled a secret plan from show bosses for Nigel Harman to be in the final, before he had to quit with an injury.
Casualty star Nigel, 50, had to drop out on the day of the quarter final after breaking a rib in rehearsal, but eagle-eyed viewers think they have uncovered a clue that he was expected to be in the final, related to Bobby Brazier and tap dancing.
Bobby, 20, appeared on Strictly: It Takes Two with his partner Dianne Buswell where they revealed that there was some tap included in their show dance, leading fans to speculate that the routine was originally meant for Nigel who had tap experience.
Writing in an online forum about the show, one Strictly fan commented: "Don't think anyone mentioned that there is a bit of tap in Dianne and Bobby's show dance. I just thought – what? Surprised at that, especially if Bobby really is a 'never danced before' (and there is absolutely no evidence he has danced before) – seems a lot to ask to pick up some tap technique on top of everything else he has to learn and relearn this week.
"I wonder if there will be any tap in Layton and Nikita's? There are a few intense tap routines in Billy Elliot even if he hasn't done any since school."
Another person replied: "Yes I picked that up. I did wonder if this was a showdance that had been pre choreographed especially for Nigel as I believe he has had some training in tap. Now Nigel is not there they have palmed it off on Bobby. Probably not…..but who knows? Bobby seems happy with it which is the main thing."
The original poster agreed, writing: "Actually, I believe you could be right that it was choreographed for Nigel as he can tap dance (although they already had a bit of a LaLa land CC and a bit of tap in their QS).
"You'd think they'd speak to all the pros in the last six couples and maybe plan potential show dances three weeks out (but it would be wasteful if they bring in several external choreographers and then don't need them). Maybe they take a gamble on the likely last three couples?
"I remember Graham Swann's CC which was choreographed for Danny John-Jules (the trolley car one). It was a great routine and he repeated it on tour but I can't for the life of me remember how they linked that into his life story/sob story."
Other viewers also agreed that it seemed unlikely Bobby would be able to pick up tap dancing in just a week with no experience.
Someone commented on X: "Rumours Bobby is tap dancing in his show dance. So unless he’s only doing a basic shuffle, he’s done it before."
Bobby and Dianne will go up against Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin in Saturday's Strictly final.
Each couple will perform their favourite routine from the series, one picked by the judges for them to have another go at, and a new show dance.
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