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Strictly's Tilly Ramsay responds to vile 'chubby' jibe with highest score yet

Strictly Come Dancing star Tilly Ramsay had the perfect response to a vile 'chubby' jibe made against her this week by earning her highest score of the series so far on Saturday.

The young chef and CBBC presenter was the victim of a cruel remark from DJ Steve Allen earlier this week.

Talking about Gordon Ramsay's daughter on his LBC show, Allen said: "Well, she can't blimming well dance, I'm bored with her already.

"She's a chubby little thing, isn't she? Have you noticed? Probably her dad's cooking, I should imagine."

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Allen's comments sparked immediate outrage, with Tilly herself among the many people who condemned his words.

She ended her Instagram post about Allen: "Steve please feel free to voice your opinions however I draw the line at commenting on my appearance.

"It's such a shame that someone is trying to make such a positive experience negative."

Tilly Ramsay responds to vile 'chubby' jibe with best score yet (BBC)

Tilly was back in ballroom action alongside professional partner Nikita on Saturday evening, with all four Strictly judges blown away by their foxtrot and Tilly's progress.

Craig Revel-Horwood told her: "Darling, you are just going from strength to strength," before he and the other judges all awarded her and Nikita 9s, giving them a total of 36 out of 40, which host Claudia Winkleman revealed was their best score to date.

Tilly looked absolutely thrilled with the score and viewers at home were quick to praise her after a difficult week, which also saw her sit her first exam at university.

One rushed to Twitter to post: "How can you watch Tilly dance and think of anything but how hard shes working and how pretty a dancer she is! The guy that called her chubby is a d**k. I really hate people sometimes."

In firm agreement and also berating Allen, another reacted: "That bloke who said Tilly was "a chubby little thing" will be eating his words. She looked elegant, stunning, feminine, great dance," and a third commented: "I want Tilly to publicly drag and annihilate that evil LBC man who called her chubby right now"

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