BBC Strictly have called out an issue with Miranda star Sarah Hadland’s performance in the iconic dance show’s grand finale.
The 53-year-old performed three dances in a face-off against Chris McCausland, JB Gill and Tasha Ghouri for a chance to claim the Glitterball Trophy on Saturday night.
Hadland and her pro partner Vito Coppola performed a Show Dance to Cabaret by Metropole Orkest and an American Smooth to Proud by Heather Small.
The highlight of their routines on the night was a Cha Cha to Like A Prayer by Madonna which earned them a perfect 40 points from the judges.
The pair’s routines saw them earn a collected 118 points and saw them third of the four finalists on the judge’s leaderboard.
However, it was the voting public’s opinion that mattered on Saturday and viewers were left divided over Hadland’s perfect scoring Cha Cha.
Hadland and Coppola's finale Cha Cha earned them a perfect score
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Fans had previously expressed concern about the pair’s choice to perform the Latin number ahead of the final.
Yet, Hadland and Coppola’s performance left little to be desired with fans instead taking issue with the musical backing.
First, some viewers claimed the Strictly band’s rendition of the Madonna classic was missing lyrics.
One fan blasted: “How could a professional singer forget the lyrics to THAT song?!!”
The pair were competing for the coveted Glitterball Trophy
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“Was the missing lyrics in that song intentional? I can’t remember the first time around, another asked.
“I see the singer has borrowed Norman Collier's microphone,” a third joked, in reference to the late comedian’s famous mic gag.
Other viewers slammed the band for “murdering” Like A Prayer and claimed it was a poor fit for Hadland and Coppola’s Cha Cha.
“Fantastic cha cha from Sarah and Vito but the singers have murdered my fav Madonna song. Totally wrong for the dance,” one fan fumed.
Another asked rhetorically: “Sorry but who is murdering that Madonna song?”
“Music has not been too bad tonight, but they're back on form and murdering this last song,” a third sniped.
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While fans were divided, the judges glowed about Hadland's dance.
Yet despite the perfect score, Hadland ultimately lost out on victory to Chris McCausland and his dance partner Dianne Buswell.
Speaking to Strictly host Claudia Winkleman, the 53-year-old said of her journey: “I would really love to do it for all the mums and for my little one, to show them that I can do things I’m scared of too.
“I am always asking them to do things so to be able to show them I can do it means so much.”
