Matt Goss’ best friend is unhappy with judge Craig Revel Horwood (Pictures: Guy Levy/BBC/PA/Rob Ferguson)
Matt Goss’ best friend has slammed the judging panel on Strictly Come Dancing, claiming there is ‘no consistency’ in their scores.
Rob Ferguson described the Bros singer’s scores as ‘nonsensical’ and ‘inexplicable’ following the live show this weekend.
After Matt and partner Nadiya Bychkova danced a Viennese waltz routine to Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack, the judges were less than impressed.
Craig Revel Horwood gave Matt his lowest score yet (a miserable 3/10), while Shirley Ballas awarded him a 5/10. Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke gave higher scores of 6 and 7/10 respectively.
The total of 21 saw the artist drop into the bottom three based on the judges’ scores, but he was saved by the public vote and avoided Sunday’s dance-off.
One of Matt’s biggest fans, best pal Rob, isn’t happy: ‘There is no consistency and no correlation between comments versus votes. I’m losing my faith in the legitimacy of BBC’s Strictly.’
Rob says Matt is ‘digging in like the trooper he is’ (Picture: Rob Ferguson/Instagram)
Speaking to The Mirror, he continued: ‘I cannot reconcile Craig’s descending score for Matt from week one – 5, 4, 3. There’s no question he has improved.’
Rob said that Matt was carrying on in a manner that is ‘extremely dignified’, adding that ‘he’s just digging in like the trooper he is’.
Matt survived the chop in week two after ending up in the bottom two, and partner Nadiya hailed him as a totally ‘different person’.
Matt and Nadiya were in the bottom two last week, but were safe in week three (Picture: Guy Levey/BBC/PA)
This week, Matt avoided the dance-off that saw Richie Anderson and his partner Giovani Pernice controversially eliminated from the show in just the third week.
Judge Anton praised Matt for his ‘huge’ week-on-week improvement, but it wasn’t enough to convince Craig and Shirley to grade him higher.
Fans on social media were quick to jump to Matt’s defence after his performance, applauding his continued improvement from week one.
More: Trending
‘Really don’t care what the judges think, I loved it!’ one fan commented, while another viewer said: ‘Matt is trying hard to do his best on Strictly and as a huge Bros fan back in the 80s, I want him to do well!’
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One.
Got a story?
If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.
MORE : Rylan Clark’s impression of Keira Knightley in Love Actually floors Strictly fans: ‘It’s perfect’
Matt avoided the bottom two on Saturday.