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Watch: Gorka Marquez hits back at ‘sore-loser’ accusations over Strictly Finals result

Gorka Marquez has slammed claims that he was a "sore loser" due to his reaction to Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal’s Strictly win.

On Saturday’s live final, some viewers noticed that Marquez, who had made it to the final with presenter Helen Skelton, looked "livid" as he failed to win the Glitterball.

Responding to the accusations that he was angry about losing, he told BBC Radio 5 Live, the Spanish dancer insisted: “I wasn’t fuming but I wanted Helen to finish the season with the cherry on top."

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