Strictly Come Dancing’s Tilly Ramsay bounced back with a beautiful Foxtrot on Saturday night following her recent run-in with Steve Allen over his fat-shaming comments about her.
The CBBC presenter, 19, and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin left the judges and audience in awe with their defiant dance to Little Things by One Direction, with Tilly remarking that it had been a ‘tough week’ with her technique.
Meanwhile, John Whaite and Johannes Radebe topped the leaderboard with an impressive 38 points following their epic Charleston to Milord by Édith Piaf.
Defiant: Strictly Come Dancing’s Tilly Ramsay bounced back with a beautiful Foxtrot on Saturday night following her recent run-in with Steve Allen over his fat-shaming comments about her
Tilly, who looked stunning in a sparkling baby blue gown, gave it all on the dancefloor. She ignored the drama to give a stellar performance, which earned her and Nikita an impressive 36 points.
Speaking following their dance, Shirley gushed that it was ‘beautiful’ and ‘unbelievable’, adding that she ‘very rarely’ sees a lady who can stay connected to a man’s right side.’
After Steve, 67, called Tilly a ‘chubby little girl’ on his radio show earlier in the week, Tilly performed her own performance.
The beauty took to Instagram Wednesday to address Steve fat-shaming and judging her on his radio show.
Cruel: Tilly’s performance comes after she recently hit out at LBC’s Steve Allen, 67, for calling her a ‘chubby little thing’ during his radio show earlier this week
Tilly stated in the post that she was “learning to accept” herself, but was still hurt by the shocking comments.
Alongside the statement she shared a soundbite from Steve’s show, in which he read out a comment from a listener alerting him to the fact Tilly was taking part in Celebrity MasterChef Australia
Steve, who is on air between 4am-7am, then commented: “Is she?” She can’t blimming dance well!
Amazing: The CBBC presenter, 19, and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin left the judges and audience in awe with their defiant dance to Little Things by One Direction , with Tilly remarking that it had been a ‘tough week’ with her technique
Wow: Tilly looked stunning in a baby blue, sparkling gown. She danced with her heart on the dance floor and brushed aside all the drama to give an outstanding performance that earned her and Nikita 36 points.
“I’m bored with her already. She’s a tiny, chubby little thing, isn’t she? Did you notice? I think it was her dad’s cooking, I should guess.
Tilly wrote: “In response to the remarks,”Although I try to not listen to negativity and comments, it was a step too far for me to be called out on a national radio channel by a 67-year old man.
“Steve, please feel comfortable expressing your opinions but I will not comment on my appearance. It’s so sad that someone is trying make such a positive experience into a negative.
Cruel: On his show, Steve had said: ‘I’m bored of her already. She’s a little chubby thing, isn’t? Did you notice? Probably her father’s cooking I should picture’ (pictured in 2019).
Shocking: Tilly stated that she was deeply hurt by Steve’s comment about her weight after watching her on Strictly
Tilly said, “This isn’t the first or last comment about my appearance. I accept it and I’m learning to accept that.
“But please remember that words can be hurtful. I am only 19 and I am so grateful for all of the amazing opportunities I have been given.
“And I understand that being public in the eyes of the public has its own repercussions. This was something I knew from a young age.
“But, I won’t tolerate people who think it’s okay to publicly criticize and scrutinise anybody’s weight or appearance. Love Tilly xx
She captioned the post ‘#bekind’.
Shock: CBBC’s presenter took to Instagram to address Steve fat-shaming her during his radio show
After Tilly’s comments on Steve, there was a flood of support from celebrities and fans for the star.
Tilly was touched when Dr Alex George, Love Island’s host, wrote an email to LBC, expressing his disgust at the remarks.
Gemma Collins Friday’s trolling campaign by LBC DJ Steve Allen prompted me to take to Instagram to share a bare-bottom selfie
It came many years after he called Gemma ‘fat,’ and compared her with Star Wars character JabbaThe Hutt.
Taking a stand: The GC took to Instagram on Friday to share a bottom-baring selfie in response to LBC DJ Steve Allen’s latest trolling campaign
Meanwhile, celebrities including Amy Hart, Rhian Sugden and Megan McKenna have come forward to share their own experiences of being trolled and to call for him to be fired.
This week’s show features Judi Love missing the show after she was forced to quit after she tested positive for Covid-19.
Loose Women presenter Graziano di Prima, 27, who was due to perform the Chacha with her dance partner Graziano, will be allowed to compete in the show for free if she has passed a Covid screening.
Judi is the second live star to be canceled by Covid. McFly’s Tom Fletcher (36), and Amy Dowden (31), both missed week two of the series.
Missing a week: This week’s show sees the absence of Judi Love after she was forced to drop out of after testing positive for Covid-19 (pictured with dancer partner Graziano Di Prima)
A spokesperson for Strictly said that Judi Love had tested positive for Covid-19. She is now self-isolating in accordance with the latest government guidelines.
“Judi and Graziano won’t be participating in Strictly Come Dancing this Saturday, but Strictly Come Dancing protocols ensure that they will return the next week.
Meanwhile, week 5 sees the return of rugby star Ugo Monye, who last week was forced to pull out of the show due to injury.
The rugby union player, 38, – who is partnered with Oti Mabuse – took to Twitter to reveal to fans that he was suffering from ‘back problems’ but would be back the week after.
Ugo wrote to his fans last week: “Unfortunately I’m unable to dance this weekend on The Show.”
He’s back! In the meantime, week 5 will see the return of Ugo Monye, the rugby star who was injured last week and had to withdraw from the show.
“I have a history with back problems that has been managed by medical professionals. This week, however, it has caused me some problems that I didn’t want!
‘I have been advised by medical professionals and with huge support from Strictly to get some treatment & rest to ensure that I can get myself back to full capacity and fighting fit for next week.’
Ugo said that he was ‘gutted’ to not be returning to dance this weekend with Oti, his professional partner.
‘Wishing all the other contestants the best of luck & will be cheering them on from home,’ the star concluded in his Twitter thread.
Ugo’s announcement occurred just a day following Robert Webb’s exit from the show. Webb admitted he had ‘bit off more than he could chew’ and that he has an ongoing heart condition, two years after open-heart surgery.
Dianne Buswell, his partner in prostitution, also left competition.
Strictly Come Dancing will continue Saturday at 7.10pm on BBC One
Bowing out: Ugo’s announcement came just a day after Robert Webb bowed out of the show due to ill health