STRICTLY fans have begged show bosses to ditch the small crowd wearing black masks and stop with the "constant" reminders about the coronavirus pandemic.
Viewers insisted they wanted to watch the show for "escapism" as they complained about the "creepy" audience members sat in the studio.
One said: "In floods of tears. This year has been awful and seeing all the changes to this incredible format and reduced audience wearing face masks has just got to me." Another added: "COVID Week on #Strictly isn't doing it for me. "It's trying it's very best but all the glitz and glamour is undercut by the necessary masks and distance and the threat of infection. "It's the telly version of a sequinned colostomy bag." Others also questioned why the.