STRICTLY fans slammed the judges on Saturday for "under-marking" tearful Karim Zeroual after he made a "small" mistake.
Karim and Amy Dowden performed a beautiful Viennese waltz in a bid to dance in Blackpool next week, but it wasn't enough to impress Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas.
Viewers raced to Twitter to support the pair after they both cried following the judge's scores.
Karim, who was awarded 30 points, wiped away tears as he told host Claudia Winkleman: "I don't care about how long I am here but I do care about making mistakes, for Amy's sake.
"It's more importantly about my performance, going wrong is a no no. So I am really gutted about that.
"Sorry, I don't know why I am crying."
But one viewer said: "Karim is consistently good and usually undermarked "
Another fan tweeted: "Karim I love you! Don’t beat yourself up for long. The pro’s make mistakes too, you are human! I have no doubt about your place in Blackpool.
"You get all my votes tonight"
And one more said: "Just sobbed along with Karim. That was an emotional watch – from a fellow self critic, going wrong is the worst. Just shows how much this means to him and how hard he works. You got this lad!"
After Karim and Amy stopped crying, Claudia turned to Michelle Visage and asked her if she'd even been to Blackpool.
She then said she'd love to taste some Blackpool rock, and turning to Karim, she added: "If you're not there we'll bring some back…"
Viewers picked up on the dig, made just moments after Karim had broken down in tears.
One said: "Claudia was just BRUTAL to Karim with her comment about bringing rock back *if they’re not there* …. harsh much!"
However, others loved her sass, as one said: "Claudia is such a queen. I am SCREAMING! “They also have Blackpool rock. If you’re not there we’ll bring you some back” to Karim"
And one more wrote: "Claudia…with some blunt albeit unintentional shade at Karim there. Ouch"
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