BBC The One Show's Alex Jones stuns with co-star Ronan Keating's 'callous' remark about Strictly exit to Fleur East

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The One Show host Alex Jones raised laughs with an unexpected jibe at co-presenter Ronan Keating as they chatted to singer Fleur East about landing in the dreaded dance-off on Strictly Come Dancing. Last weekend Manchester's Hits Radio presenter Fleur was in the bottom two with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola.

The pair repeated their The Little Mermaid-inspired American Smooth routine as they competed with Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice to stay in the competition. Richie and Giovanni served up their samba again to Hakuna Matata from The Lion King dressed as Timon and Pumbaa.

Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel-Horwood unanimously voted to save Fleur and Vito. While her vote made no difference to the result, head judge Shirley Ballas sparked an outcry by revealing she'd have opted to save Richie and Giovanni.

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The results, and Shirley's decision, outraged fans who flocked to social media to have their say. @SAPPHSUKI wondered: "Shirley would rather have saved the men darting around in animal costumes than the technically skilled and beautiful dancer Fleur?" @Jordaniaxxxxx said: "Done my Strictly catch up and all I can say is: does someone want to have a word with Shirley??? and @reelofthe51st gasped: "Shirley would have kicked out Fleur? Whaaaaat?"

Fleur discussed the 'red light of doom' landing on her so early in the series in week three. "You must prepare mentally," she was asked. And the Sax hitmaker admitted how hard it was to reprise her dance.

"You're so nervous," she explained. "You work hard all week for that one performance and then to have to do