09 September 2023 , 15:58
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Strictly Come Dancing bosses are cracking down on result show leaks and are enforcing new rules to stop spoilers emerging before the episodes air.
Fans of the long-running BBC dance show have been frustrated in past years when the result of the dance off is revealed long before the scenes are shown on screen. Strictly is filmed before a live studio audience with both Saturday’s live show and Sunday’s result show filmed all at once on Saturday evenings.
But due to the fact there is a near 24 hour wait between episodes, there are select few who already know who has been voted off the dancefloor during the pre-recorded result show filming process. The result is often then leaked via social media long before viewers at home are able to watch the results - causing upset for dedicated fans.
The 2023 season of the show - which will see stars including Channel 4 news host Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Your Home Made Perfect star Angela Scanlon compete for the glitterball trophy - is hoping to put an end to such spoilers. Bosses want a clampdown - not least because the pairings of the cast of series 21 have also been leaked in the past week, when the launch show where the pairings will be revealed is a week away.
BBC bosses are sick to death of Strictly Come Dancing results leaking online (BBC)The Daily Mail reports that Strictly bosses fear there is a mole working on the show who has been responsibility for the 2023 pairings being leaked - and for leaking result show outcomes for the past few years. A source told the publication: "Enough is enough, it isn't fair on the fans, they look forward to tuning in to see who will be dancing together."
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They added: "Now procedures are being put in place to see if the mole can be caught though it's tricky because there are so many people involved with Strictly but the bosses are determined to nail he or she." The organisers could have a huge task on their hands, as hundreds of people work on Strictly from the show judges down to the costume assistants.
And each live episode includes a studio audience of roughly 700 people. Stringent rules are already in place to ensure that the audience cannot leak details of the shows - as phones are banned from inside the studios.
But while this will mean overzealous fans cannot sneak photos or videos from inside the studio, they are of course not expected to leave their brains behind and thus the knowledge those in the studio retain is at risk of being exposed online ahead of the result show airing.
The Strictly judges are just as frustrated by the leaks as many of the fans. The 57-year-old told Metro online: “That irritates me. I get irritated. I hate anybody who’s a spoiler. I can only think they take great pleasure from it and I just want to say grow up. Don’t spoil it for other people.”