"Punam in the death slot… they want her gone"
Strictly Come Dancing viewers believe bosses want Dr Punam Krishan “gone so bad”.
The show returned for its fifth live show with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman both looking incredible at the opening of the show.
After introducing the judges and the remaining celebrities, JB Gill and Amy Dowden danced first with a Jive.
Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez performed second with a Viennese Waltz.
However, viewers felt her placement was a sign bosses wanted the Scottish doctor out.
On X, one wrote: “Punam in the death slot again? Oh they want her gone so bad #Strictly.”
Another agreed: “I just said the exact same thing, that’s Punam gone this week because they’ve deliberately put her in the death slot.”
A third fumed: “Punam in the death slot… they want her gone #Strictly.”
After finishing their routine, judge Motsi Mabuse said the pair were on top of last week’s mistakes.
Shirley Ballas said Punam’s dancing was delightful to watch but she wants her to turn “the volume up” with her steps.
Anton Du Beke provided advice on how to better her form while asking Punam to “really go for it”.
Craig Revel Horwood’s criticism was balanced but said the performance “lacked musicality and energy in the body”.
He scored the routine a four which received gasps and muffled comments from the audience.
Motsi scored six, Shirley scored five and Anton scored six, bringing Punam and Gorka’s total to 21.
Viewers were left unimpressed with the scoring as one tweeted:
“Consistently undermarking the women as well as putting them in the death slot is not a good look.”
Another added:
“Those scores for Punam were ridiculous, what a way to build someone’s confidence.”
The scores come after Punam found herself at the bottom of the leaderboard in week four.
Meanwhile, Punam explained the promise she made to her parents.
She said: “They would often worry about my sister and I losing the connection to our Indian heritage as we grew up in Glasgow in a wildly different culture.
“Those trips would help ground me and I’d always come back home with a renewed perspective on life.”
Sharing the values instilled by her parents, Punam added:
“It was ingrained in us that education was the key to freedom. You were either going to be a doctor, lawyer, accountant or a failure.”
She kept her promise to learn and earned her medical degree from Glasgow University.
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