STRICTLY Come Dancing fans are convinced they have sussed out why Tasha Ghouri has landed in the dance off for two weeks running.
Tasha and her professional partner Aljaz Skorjanec found themselves going head-to-head this weekend with Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał.
Although Tasha and Aljaz were saved by the judges on the BBC show, this was the second time the pair have ended up there.
Despite scoring an incredible eighteen 10s this series, Tasha and Aljaz also found themselves fighting to stay in the competition the week before.
Again, the judges voted to save them and send Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe home.
Fans are now certain they know why the pair keep receiving the least public votes despite their impressive leaderboard scores.
Discussing it online, viewers believe it harks back to Tasha’s admission on her Love Island introduction tape.
Tasha found fame on the 2022 series of Love Island and was more than happy to confirm her profession as a “model and dancer”.
She said: “My name is Tasha Ghouri, I’m 23 and I’m originally from North Yorkshire.
“I’m a model and a dancer.”
Tasha, who trained at the Creative Academy in Berkshire, continued: “You’ll definitely find me on the dance floor on a night out, I’ll be grooving, having fun with the girls.”
Writing on Reddit, one fan said: “Am I the only one that understands why Tasha keeps getting in the dance off?
“I know not everyone watches Love Island, but she quite literally says in her intro clip ‘I’m a model and a dancer’… her profession is a DANCER, she’s a professional?
“I do like her, I think she’s lovely and she is amazing at dancing, but i don’t think it’s fair and i don’t think she deserves to win.”
The poster continued: “I know Tasha isn’t ballroom or latin trained, but she is a professional dancer she knows how it works and she knows how to dance well with a partner, there has been no progress since week one.
“It’s the journey and improvement that i think is deserving of a win.”
Replying, someone else said: “I think a musician having some understanding of rhythm is kind of different than someone who is literally a professional dancer, like that’s literally what she said her job is on love island.”
The judges scores were:
JB and Lauren: 79
Tasha and Aljaz: 75
Sarah and Vito: 72
Chris and Dianne: 69
Pete and Jowita: 65
Another added: “It’s a standard Strictly trope. The best dancer, usually with a background in dance, loses out to the plucky trier with the big personality because that’s who the audience see themselves in.”
A third said: “No, I feel the same way. She’s a fantastic dancer and has been consistently brilliant throughout. I prefer to support someone who has been on a bit more of a journey.
“It just makes it more meaningful somehow, and that’s what sways my vote, rightly or wrongly. I have enjoyed her dancing, especially her routine on musicals week.”
Someone else simply said: “She’s too good to win!”
Tasha and Aljaz will be competing in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing final alongside Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, and Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell.
The show will be a bumper two-and-a-half hours in length and will see the 2024 celebrities return for one last routine.
Singer Raye will also be joined by the professional dancers for a show-stopping performance.
