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Strictly Come Dancing viewers all make same complaint during semi-final scores
Fans criticized judges for scoring Balvinder Sopal lower than Karen Carney despite comparable waltzes during the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 semi-final.
- On December 13, Strictly Come Dancing fans criticised judges' scoring during the 2025 semi-final as Balvinder Sopal with Julian Caillon and Karen Carney with Carlos Gu danced Waltzes aiming for the final.
- Posting online, fans claimed Balvinder Sopal was under-marked compared with Karen Carney, saying judges 'overmarked' Karen relative to Balvinder in social media posts.
- Social media examples showed fans highlighted that Karen Carney received three 10s while Balvinder Sopal lacked a 10, prompting criticism.
- Karen Carney, former England Lioness, has become the first footballer to make the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final and the highest-placing footballer in the show's history regardless of Saturday's semi-final result.
- Contestants and partners framed the night as a milestone, with Carlos Gu saying they made history and Karen Carney calling herself really proud and crediting her partner.
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