EXCLUSIVE: Strictly's Janette Manrara says votes 'can't be changed' as fix drama continues
STRICTLY COME DANCING has been surrounded by "fix" claims recently, but professional dancer Janette Manrara insists that the votes cannot be touched or changed.
Janette Manrara has said that Strictly votes 'cannot be changed'
Janette and dance partner Peter Andre - who were voted off the BBC dancing show last weekend - were previously accused of being "favourited" by the judging panel.
However, the dancer - who is engaged to fellow Strictly star Aljaz Skorjanec - has said that the votes cannot be changed, despite Ola Jordan's recent controversial remarks.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Janette said: "The competition is based on votes and the votes cannot be touched or changed.
"It’s the only bit that can’t be touched or changed by anyone, you can’t change votes," she added.
Janette and dance partner Peter Andre were voted out last weekend
Professional dancer is close friends with Ola Jordan
Janette's comments come as her friend and fellow dancer, Ola, suggested that the "unfair" panel deliberately influence voters by giving dances higher scores than they actually deserved.
Her allegations have reportedly left producers "angry and disgusted" due to the fact that they "called into question the integrity of the programme".
It is believed that the blonde bombshell has been "banned" from show, and that she will not return to join the other professionals for their regular routines during the last four weeks of the series.
Strictly judging panel have been accused of 'fixing' the show
Ola Jordan suggested the panel are 'unfair'
As the controversy continues, ballroom judge Len - who has been involved in the show since it began - hit out at gossip that Strictly is fixed, saying it has unfairly called into question the integrity of the popular dancing competition.
The 71-year-old dismissed the "chatter" and said he was speaking out in order to stand up for a programme "that brings joy to so many millions of people".
"Believe me when I say the show is without question fair, honest and without agenda. My fellow judges and I have been accused of deliberately over and under marking some people – nonsense," he wrote in the Sunday Mirror.
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 7pm on BBC One.