Why?

[carlton23]

Why have people kept the fat ugly old useless woman in `Strictly` and forced some very good dancers out. OK, it`s not a dancing competition, but, come on, she has gone far enough, much too far in fact. It broke my heart to see Felicity Kendal go out to-night.

[Buenchico]

It's the natural British tendency to favour the underdog. Many people were disappointed when John Sergeant pulled out because they wanted to see the personable (but hopeless) contestant win. So now they're even more determined to ensure that his female counterpart will take the crown.

Chris
(And I don't even watch the programme!)

[FoxLee2]

It was interesting in the early rounds to see what Anton could do with her. So he brought comedy in for Latin dances and Ann had a go at the ballroom but as you say, enough is enough. On Saturday, the perfomance was cringeworthy, it was hard to watch. What else can Anton bring to it to cover her inability to dance? Even if they still had the judges making the final vote, it wouldn't make a difference as she is never in the bottom two. Please, please don't let her get to the final.

[squarebear]

It's because people have had enough of these reality competitions and so vote for the most unlikely person to win it. There's a similar thing going on over at The X factor at the moment. A guy who cannot sing is being voted in whereas people who are very good are being kicked off the show.

[Bbbananas]

I don't know why, but Felicity Kendal really irked me. She was a much better dancer than Widdie (who isn't....) but always seemed a bit supercilious to me.

[andy-hughes]

It's good television.

[mickrog]

We British love losers that is why. WE loved Eddie the Eagle who was a complete no hoper. We turn against any real winners we have....remember Lenox Lewis, we loved him before he was champ, then it started....hes Canadian really ..people said.....Steve Davis ok till he was champ then the knocking started. We see in football a top team plays a non league in the cup and most of the country want the top side to lose.
M

[oscarina]

She was asked to take part in the show and it is up to the public who have the vote to keep her or get rid of her, why should she leave? I know she isn't the best dancer but she entertains and is willing to make an exhibition of herself. The public love the underdog, same as the X Factor with Wagner who can't sing.

[FoxLee2]

But the point about Ann is that she is NOT now entertaining. It's really hard to watch her, she's just making a fool of herself being dragged around the floor. Where's your dignity woman??

[dotty.]

You have to love the internet, it has the ability to coordinate and influence anything lol

[tiggerblue10]

People love the underdog but they also like to see people suffer like in I'm a Celeb.

[sadielady]

Do they get paid by how long they stay in the contest?

[saxy_jag]

I'll admit to having a certain respect for Anne, but this is becoming tiresome now. It was nice to see her at first, accepting that she wouldn't be up to much of the fancy stuff and not taking the competition or herself too seriously. Nice, I thought, for her to show that the older and larger element can still enjoy dancing. But it's not funny anymore. It's just embarrassing. David Brent comes to mind.

The 'worst' of the 'proper dancers', the 'Ds' and 'Cs', have all gone now, probably much as they expected they'd be by this stage. Now they're sifting out the 'Bs' from the 'As' and Anne's definitely the 'F' who shouldn't be there.

[Tizzi24]

For the same reason people are keeping Wagner in the X Factor.

[netibiza]

In my opinion, it shouldn't be about who is the best dancer, but who has learned the most on their time there. Much as I like Ann widdicombe, she really hasn't got a clue!

[zzxxee]

same reason as Gillian Mckeith is being kept in the jungle