Overview
- The programme displayed Shirley Ballas's 6 as a 7 for Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola before host Emma Willis interrupted to confirm the correct score.
- Emma Willis said the judges had actually given two 7s, a 6 and an 8, making the correct total 28 and not 29.
- The correction did not change Lacey and Vito's position on the leaderboard as shown later in the broadcast.
- The same episode featured Delta Goodrem's return and high marks and Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita topping the leaderboard with 37, while visible disagreements and on-stage antics among the judges drew viewer attention.
- Viewers took to social media to flag the error and the mistake feeds broader worries about Strictly's live production controls following earlier leaks of results, so the show now faces increased scrutiny of its graphics and result-handling processes.