Strictly

Think Claudia was best in the dance off. Danny looked gobsmacked that he could be in the dance off.

Yes. Odd voting by the public as well, when I think about it, as Danny seems to have been their favourite so far.

Being in the dance off bought Danny down a peg or two, eh? I really don't mind if Louise or Ore win - they are both amazing. Mum and Dad Clifton must be so proud of their offspring!!

Sad for Claudia.

Love Ore too, dissapointed for Claudia. I do not dislike Danny and find him confident rather than cocky. I know it is going against the grain but do not really like Louise.

I don't think Danny expected to be in the dance off.

I hope Louise wins she has not played to the camera once and
she is so lovely to watch.

I think a lot hinges on the style of dance they perform as I think the public have a liking for the Latin American over the Foxtrot etc. as they are simply more exciting to watch. IMHO.

It's funny but I can't warm to Louise and I don't know why.

I'd love to see that smug grin wiped off Danny's face when Louise beats him.
Can't see it happening though

I wonder how many of Claudia's votes were lost last night when the website froze? It took me an hour to get mine in. I almost didn't bother.

It must have made a difference because surely filming the results show won't have been held up while they waited for late votes to come in?

Me too kitty and yet she seems like a nice girl. Just a bit prim maybe.
Ore to win

I think it is a shame that Claudia didn't make the final. She was as good as (if not better than) Louise. I will vote for Ore to win but if last night is anything to go by despite over 20 attempts we were unable to get through.

I'm beginning to wonder if the result is indeed a fix! The winner has to go on tour and apparently Claudia will not be able to do that (if what I've read is correct) due to gymnastics commitments. Claudia did some amazing dancing with fantastic athletic control yet she only got a 10 when the public began complaining. It keeps being mentioned that Ore has never danced before but neither has Claudia. Both Louise and Danny are, or have been, in showbiz and been to stage school. They are used to having to act for the cameras and Danny truly does. Do you notice that he always talks about himself? Others say "I am so sorry x has been voted out" but Danny will say "I'm glad I got through." He's too smug in my opinion.

Provided the public get their votes through, I think that Danny may well be out.

I thought that Claudia's dance off was the next best thing to perfect and had more intricate steps than Danny's.

I also cannot warm to Louise and would love Ore to win but I have a feeling that may not be possible if the votes are rigged.

It was impossible to vote online when the show finished, I waited about ten minutes and then managed it but I put it down to the volume of people trying to vote at once. Presumably it would be the same on the phones?
They would lose revenue if no one could phone, wouldn't they? And they could just ignore the votes then.

It's definitely fixed they made sure Ore was top of the leaderboard which he didn't deserve to be Claudia should have got top marks for her quickstep. Then you couldn't vote, so Ore stayed at the top. FIXED FIXED FIXED not watching anymore.

I want Ore or Louise to win. I will vote for one of them based on their final dances. As he has had no previous experience I am biased towards Ore, but will try to be impartial (except I won't be voting for Danny).

Nothing is fixed Firecracker and Oré most definitely deserved his votes.

I gave up watching after Judge Rinder was put out. However, I didn't think it was fixed!

Heard an impromptu local radio interview with Claudia and her Mum this morning. The presenter was expecting to speak with Mum on the phone as she has through the competition but Mum explained Claudia was also there. Claudia sounded really tired and so sad to be out of the competition but totally professional, acknowledging disappointment only. Her Mum equally so. Can't help wonder if availability for the tour is in the behind the scenes thinking somewhere, will never know and of course there are differences of opinion every year.

I m afraid I pay onto the ' fixed' crew I would NEVER spend any cash on phone votes How come it ' went down' it seemed to do that regularly in X factor or BB voting a while back ....really convienent .... especially if as someone has said Claudia can't go on the tour

ummmmm call me cynical but how can you be so sure is isnt fixed Is it trust of the good old Beeb ummm again

Like you Jane I gave up it got rather samey for me

I found Ore's Argentine Tango to be all about Jo - she was excellent but as a former World Champion so she should be. He was quite poor - none of the intricate kicks and interlocking steps that are an integral part of the dance. The Judges marked it on Jo's performance certainly not on his.

I can't understand the dislike for Danny. He is a wonderful dancer doing very hard choreography and I don't see any smugness at all. Rather, I think he works tremendously hard and when he dances is focused on the routines Oti gives him. He is a joy to watch and has produced the best dances of the series in my view.

Oh come on, Strictly is definitely NOT FIXED. People couldn't vote because so many other people were voting. Why do people always want to see a conspiracy when the person they want to win gets voted out?

Claudia was voted out because a) less people voted for her
b) Danny was deemed by the judges to be the better dancer. These are the facts and I don't even like Danny - please note.

I want Louise or Ore to win depending on how they perform on the night.

I'm not someone who sees conspiracies at all, but I must say I'm beginning to wonder. The Beeb already tries to pretend that the results show is filmed on Sunday with the judges and presenters specifically saying "last night" and "on Saturday" when we all know that the whole thing is filmed on the Saturday. The presenters may change clothes and hairstyles but the audience, when the camera turns to someone's family or a celeb, are still wearing the same things. Hence the vote is only open for 40 minutes on Sat after the show. Why pretend?

As far as Claudia is concerned, she has been under-marked throughout the whole programme. Her tango was just amazing with body control that the judges commended, yet marks didn't reflect that. Her quickstep was fabulous.

I don't mind favourites being voted off as long as it's fair.

I have voted on line ever since that method became available. Phone voting can turn out to be expensive and it isn't always easy to get through. I'd have liked to vote for all four but sadly I have only three on line votes!

I'm definitely in the 'fixed' camp.

I hope they have a mop and bucket handy if Ore wins.

Man up FFS.