STRICTLY Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez was snubbed for Kevin Clifton as Neil Jones' replacement because "he went to get a coffee".
Earlier this evening, Neil confirmed that he won't be dancing with partner Alex Scott for a second week in a row following a nasty injury during rehearsals for the Halloween special.
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Instead, Alex will be hitting the dancefloor with Kevin yet again - and fans were enraged that Gorka hadn't got the gig after not landing a celebrity partner in this year's series.
However, sources have now revealed that Gorka could been chosen if he was in the right place at the right time.
An insider explained that after Neil pulled out of Saturday's show just 45 minutes before they went live they had to grab whoever was available, and it just so happened to be recently-eliminated pro Kevin.
They shared: "It would have been Gorka but he’d gone out for coffee and with 45 minutes to go, it needed to be the fastest option.
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"Kevin was there, it was literally a case of grabbing the nearest person, so he got the gig."
The source continued to The Mirror: "Now it seems unfair to swap partners again, so Kevin will dance with Alex for the second time."
Kevin was originally partnered with Anneka Rice, but the two got voted off the show last month.
Meanwhile, Gorka did not hide his disappointment when he was dumped from the main dancing line-up ahead of this year's series.
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The 28-year-old star admitted in August that it wasn't his choice to be demoted after fans speculated he'd requested to take a backseat after he became a first-time dad earlier this year.
Commenting on his Instagram post announcing the news at the time, one fan responded: "Nooo, why?? You are brilliant?? I hope it's your choice so you can spend more time with baby and mum".
Gorka replied with the shrugging emoji, adding: "Not really, LOL.
"But I will."
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Viewers were then outraged when he didn't get his chance on the dancefloor following Neil's injury, with one tweeting: "So Neil isn’t able to dance with Alex again this weekend but why is Kevin taking his spot?? Why not Gorka? Like what’s the actual point. They are there to stand in if need be..."
Another added: "Why does it have to be Kevin that stands in for Neil? He had his chance and went out, Gorka should be given a chance!"
A third wrote: "Kevin stepping in for Neil? Have they forgotten about Gorka???"
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While he won't be taking part in tomorrow night's show, Neil insisted that he'd be back on form if Alex gets through to next week.
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He and Alex then confirmed that Alex has been rehearsing the dance with Kevin since Wednesday evening.
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