'Accept the judges' decision and move on': Strictly's Mike Bushell hits back at 'painful and shocking abuse' from trolls amid claims he 'avoided the chop because he works for the BBC'
Mike Bushell and his wife Emily have hit back at trolls on Twitter who have slammed the BBC Breakfast presenter after he was saved on Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend, with Catherine Tyldesley being sent home instead.
The news anchor, 53, was told to 'f**k off' by vicious viewers of the ballroom show, with others branding it 'a fix', given that Mike is a BBC employee.
He appeared on BBC Breakfast on Monday morning to defend himself, already at rehearsals for his next dance.
Attacked: Mike Bushell has hit back at trolls on Twitter who have slammed the BBC Breakfast presenter after he was saved on Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend, with Catherine Tyldesley being sent home instead
He said: 'It's an entertainment show, we're all trying our best, you're not really competing against anybody else, you compete against yourself to try and learn to get better and better each week, even if its just learning a couple of new steps.
'As a non-dancer all I can do is put the hours in, do my best and get through it. You have to rise above the abuse on social media, that's one of the sad things about social media.
'All you can do is do your best, accept the judges' decision and move on. Johannes and Catherine are lovely people, I didn't want to see them go but someone has to go.
'It's like football - you have to accept the referee's decision. [The judges] are the best judges in the world, they do know what they're talking about, if they'd sent me home that would have been the best decision, I can't get involved in any of that.
Speaking out: He appeared on BBC Breakfast on Monday morning to defend himself, already at rehearsals for his next dance
Defending themselves: Mike and his wife also addressed the matter on social media
'I just have to concentrate on improving, and if Katya is happy with what I'm doing then I'm happy.'
Mike and his wife also addressed the matter on social media.
'Wow the abuse! Painful. We’re beyond gutted Catherine and Johannes have left but Mike danced well and deserves his spot,' Emily tweeted. 'As a viewer since the start I get opinion but this level of abuse is shocking. He’s just a contestant and giving his all!'
One viewer kindly tweeted: '@ShirleyBallas is a world renowned judge and former world champion. I chose to accept her decision over armchair viewers. @mikebreakfast impressed me and I LOVE his attitude!'
Out: Catherine and Johannes Radebe were sent home on Sunday night's edition of Strictly
Biting back: 'Wow the abuse! Painful. We’re beyond gutted Catherine and Johannes have left but Mike danced well and deserves his spot,' Emily tweeted
To which Mike replied: 'Thanks Caroline. I totally agree. I always accept the decision of the judges and advice or when I play football the referee. The judges on @bbcstrictly are the best in the world!'
The barrage of abuse endured by the BBC Breakfast host including tweets such as: 'That strictly decision was the biggest fix ever, just because Mike is a BBC employee.'
Another posted: 'F**k this #Strictly result! if Shirley and Craig thought Mike stomping around the floor was better than Catherine they are deluded! Shirley has hated Catherine since the start and had it in for her. Shirley needs her head testing! ITS A FIX - Mike can p**s off and so can Katya!'
Uproar: Fans slammed the outcome of Sunday's show
Someone else raged: 'Have the judges been told to keep the BBC personality in? Catherine has been good each week, certainly better than Mike and had more potential. Poor and unfair decision in my opinion!'
'What a fix!! MIKE BUSHELL?! What a load of s***e! You've ruined this year's competition for thousands of people including me and my mother!' posed another.
'Unbelievable flat footed cardboard cutout Mike Bushell survives Strictly Come Dancing dance off against Catherine Tyldesly. Can only assume it’s a fix up by BBC to protect their sports presenter,' someone else wrote, as someone else agreed: 'Is this Strictly Come Dancing or the Mike Bushell Show? Clearly working for the BBC gives you a leg up!'
Not all bad: Some were kinder to Mike about it all
'I mean ok Mike seems like a nice fella but f**k off!' someone else posted.
Another wrote: 'F**k off, this is a piece of s**t, Mike Bushell works for the BBC, this is an absolute fix!'
Another penned: 'Told you it was a shocker like what the actual f**k picking Mike to stay who conveniently works for the (BBC) over Catherine who was clearly the better dancer there is something fishy going on if you ask me!'
'I know it’s about the dance in the dance off, but.... WHAT THE ACTUAL F**K?! Mike has been in the bottom two for weeks and is this years comedy celeb. He shouldn’t be in the show any longer IMO. He should’ve gone, not Cath. Been fuming about this since this morning,' ranted someone else.
MailOnline has approached a rep for Mike for further comment.
The barrage of abuse endured by the BBC Breakfast host including tweets such as: 'That strictly decision was the biggest fix ever, just because Mike is a BBC employee'
Actress Catherine was the fifth contestant to be eliminated from the series alongside her ballroom partner Johannes Radebe.
They had to perform their Cha Cha once again at the end of the show's Halloween Week, after scraping the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 24 out of a possible 40.
Judge Shirley Ballas cast the deciding vote that sent her home, but Catherine remained positive, as she said of Johannes: 'He’s like my best friend… Just the opportunity to work with amazing people and get critiqued off amazing people.
'I never thought I’d say this, I’m going to keep it up because I fell in love with it! I’ve loved every second, this man has changed my life!'
Speaking to host Tess Daly, Johannes said: 'The beautiful thing is that I need to thank Strictly Come Dancing for the opportunity…
'Most of all, I want to say thank you to this woman. She has been a light for me. Thank you for accepting me for who I am and for showing me joy every day.'
Bottom two: The pair were eliminated after a dance-off against Mike and Katya
This weekend, the 11 remaining celebrity couples took to the dance floor to perform an array of live glittering ballroom and Latin routines for Halloween Week.
Mike and Katya were third from bottom on the leaderboard, after performing the Tango to Gwen Stefani's hit What You Waiting For, landing them a score of just 26.
However, neither Mike nor Catherine were at the very bottom of the leaderboard this week: Chris Ramsey and Karen Hauer's Samba to the Backstreet Boys' Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) earned them 23 points out of 40.
After the judges’ scores were combined with the results of the viewers’ votes, it was Catherine and Mike who were left to face each other.
Emotional farewell: Fellow contestants hugged the pair as they said their goodbyes at the end of the episode, which rounded out the popular BBC show's Halloween Week
Following their dances for survival, the judges gave their verdicts, with Craig Revel Horwood choosing to save Mike and Katya, as he explained: 'One couple for me really stepped it up a notch. The couple I’d like to save is Mike and Katya.'
Motsi Mabuse chose to save Catherine and Johannes, saying: 'I felt a strong performance, stronger body actions, stronger leg actions.'
Next up was Bruno Tonioili, who said: 'It’s hard because you’ve both done very, very well, but purely based on tonight I have to save the couple that got me tingling a little bit more and I have to save Catherine and Johannes.'
Left with the deciding vote, head judge Shirley opined: 'Well, I thought both couples really stepped it up a notch and this is always the most difficult decision for me.
Wow! Michelle Visage and Giovanni Pernice earned the highest score of the series with their 'phenomenal' foxtrot on Saturday
'But based on a good focus, difficult content, with some really beautiful footwork in there with stronger technical skills for me, cleaner and polished. I’m going to save Mike and Katya.'
On Saturday night, Michelle Visage and her professional partner Giovanni Pernice topped the leaderboard during the spooky Halloween special.
The RuPaul's Drag Race judge impressed with a Gothic foxtrot to the Addams Family theme tune by Vic Mizzy, which earned them three tens to get 39 points at the end of the show.
Giovanni's girlfriend Ashley Roberts supported the duo from the audience, cheering them on as Shirley dubbed their performance 'phenomenal'.
Delighted: Ashley Roberts watched the pair from the sidelines and cheered them on ecstatically after their impressive dance was over
She said: 'Lovely musicality. It was my favourite number so far.'
Bruno added: 'You managed to combine the classic, the gothic and the sassy. The characterisation was so perfect.'
Ever the critic, Craig struggled to find anything negative in the dance, but eventually said: 'I was desperately looking for something wrong with it and I actually found one little thing - a little bit of gapping. I absolutely loved it. It was gorgeous.'
While Motsi branded the dance 'sensational', she added: 'My little dancing heart was very very happy because I got all those technical bits. I got everything I wanted. That was out of this world.'
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