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Katie Fitzpatrick

BBC Strictly fans slam 'rude' Shirley Ballas as she gets pro dancer's name wrong AGAIN

Strictly Come dancing viewers were reeling after head judge Shirley Ballas got the name of professional dancer Dianne Buswell wrong for a second week. Fans of the BBC dance contest took to Twitter as they clocked Shirley call Dianne 'Diana' for the second time this series.

Shirley was praising Dianne and her celeb partner, Kiss FM DJ Tyler West, when fans noticed the mix-up. "I think that you give Dianna room to show her fluidity," she told Tyler.

Two weeks ago fans couldn't believe their ears when Shirley previously called Dianne 'Diana' as she critiqued their performance. @louise34hickman tweeted during Saturday night's live show (November 5): "It’s DIANNE!! Not Dianna, Maybe start calling Shirley 'shirlay' and see how she likes it!!" And @RyanGSoapKing11 pointed out: "Shirley it's Diane not Dianna."

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@rebeccasnow007 said: "I long to see the day where Shirley calls Dianne by her ACTUAL name cos it for sure isn’t Dianna." @landonor4 asked: "Does Shirley know her name is Dianne and not Dianna?"

@abifuller fumed: "Not Shirley calling @dbuzz6589 Dianna AGAIN. RUDE." @cherrysval asked: "Did shirley just call Dianne 'Dianna' again?? SHES BEEN ON THE SHOW FOR 6 SERIES, ITS DIANNE."

Dianne and Tyler with host Tess Daly (BBC)

@sleepyjaffa tweeted: "DiaNNE not DiANNA. Shirley. How many years does she need to be on the show for you to say her name correctly?" And @chaesanelle shouted: "SHIRLEY HER NAME IS DIANNE NOT DIANNA HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GONNA GET IT WRONG IT’S BEEN YEARS!!!!!!"

@Kendal_ said: "Two weeks in a row Shirley has referred to Dianne as “Dianna” - it’s so rude." @russelltruran asked: "Why does Shirley always called Dianne 'Dianna'?" and @emmas_chapter asked: "When is someone going to tell Shirley is Dianne not Dianna?"

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