STRICTLY Come Dancing fans thought Layton Williams was “set up” by producers to be in the bottom two.
The West End superstar landed in the dance off against Angela Scanlon, and some viewers think this is so he has a week of adversity before storming back.
Taking to social media platform Reddit, one Strictly fan created a thread, where they posted a full table of the leaderboard from this week.
The One Show presenter Angela, 39, came bottom of the table after scoring 31 points from the judges for her Cha Cha and was eliminated from the competition.
Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach, 22, got the top score of the night with 39 points awarded by Craig Revel Howard, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas.
Layton, 29, was only given a score of 34 points and landed in the bottom half of the table for his American Smooth.
However, one fan has made outlandish claims that Layton was somehow ‘set up’ to be in the dreaded dance off, so he can make some sort of comeback before the final.
On the thread, they posted: “They set Layton up for the bottom 2, with a c*** choreography, ludicrous song etc. and first on. That way he didn’t just walk it to the win.”
The viewer added: “Now they’ll let him bring out the big guns and get 40 next weekk, you watch. He’s a professional dancer in all but name.”
Other fan echoed the claims as they commented: “I feel so bad for Layton it must suck to be the best dancer in a dancing competition and get hate for it.”
They added: “Seeing that next week will probably be his last week even if he does well I am going to enjoy his performance on Saturday as much as I can and have my tissues ready for the inevitable it takes two segment were he and Nikita look at their best bits.”
Elsewhere on the show, EastEnders star Bobby Brazier, 20, came second on the leaderboard for his emotional tribute to his late mum Jade Goody with 38 points.
Former tennis star Annabel Croft was just two points behind as she was given a score of 36 for her Paso Doble.
