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Megan Nisbet

Strictly semi-final labelled 'all kinds of wrong' as BBC viewers complain over change

BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers are finally getting their ballroom fix after the semi-final live show was moved from Saturday to Sunday, December 11 due to the World Cup.

Will Mellor, Hamza Yassin, Molly Rainford, Helen Skelton and Fleur East will take to the floor with not one, but two dances, in the hopes of impressing judges Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel-Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas and getting a place in the 2022 final.

The penultimate live show includes a Couple's Choice performance, an Argentine Tango, and an American Smooth. There are also two Paso Doble performances, two Waltzes, and two Charlestons.

Read more: Strictly semi-final 2022: Who is left in the competition and who has been voted off?

But as BBC viewers tuned in to watch all the glitz and glamour, many couldn't get used to the live show being aired on a Sunday night. Strictly has long been a Saturday night staple so the shake-up threw some people, with many labelling it "wrong."

"Strictly live show being on a Sunday is messing with my body clock," wrote one viewer, while another added: "Strictly being on a Sunday night is all kinds of wrong, it was bad enough on a Friday last week, but a Sunday is just not right."

Strictly Come Dancing judges (BBC)

A third wrote: Anyone else's mind bended by it being on a Sunday? Thought Fri one felt weird but today is all wrong."

And a fourth commented: "Feels weird having Strictly on a Sunday. But AHH I am excited."

"Having Strictly live on a Sunday night is like psychological warfare as I'm now mentally prepared for no work tomorrow," wrote a fifth. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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