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Strictly Come Dancing could face another potential fix row as it emerged that Fleur East was allowed to redo her dance-off performance after falling over.
The X Factor singer, 35, and her professional partner Vito Coppola faced EastEnders star James Bye, 38, and Amy Dowden in Sunday's dreaded dance-off, with the actor eventually being sent home.
However, it's since been claimed that Fleur started her dance again after a horrific fall which saw her come 'crashing down' on her partner, with the moment not aired or mentioned on the result's show.
Drama: Strictly Come Dancing could face another potential fix row as it emerged that Fleur East was allowed to redo her dance-off performance after falling over
The Sun reports that the Sax hitmaker tumbled over her prop and brought down her dance partner during their Salsa to Break My Soul by Beyoncé, with the decision made that they were allowed to start again once they were checked over by medics.
A source said: 'It was a deeply unfortunate incident, and not Fleur or Vito’s fault at all. About five seconds in, when she was meant to pull Vito along in the prop chair, the legs slipped.
'She came crashing down, taking Vito down too. They landed incredibly hard - it was quite shocking and the audience audibly gasped. Poor Fleur looked stunned and devastated, and no one really knew what was happening on or off stage.
'Eventually the warm-up guy came on and addressed the audience while Fleur and Vito got checked out. They started their dance again and obviously this second version was the one aired. There was no reference to the fall by the judges either.'
Close call: The X Factor singer, 35, and her professional partner Vito Coppola faced EastEnders star James Bye, 38, and Amy Dowden in Sunday's dreaded dance-off, with the actor eventually being sent home
The source added to the publication that competitor James 'wasn’t bothered at all' by Fleur's second chance and that he 'genuinely believed' that she was the better dance on the night.
However, it's said that the other contestants backstage was 'pretty stunned' by what had occurred, with the insider adding that it's 'not exactly a live performance' if stars are allowed 'another crack of the whip.'
MailOnline have contacted Strictly Come Dancing representatives for comment.
A BBC spokesperson said to The Sun: 'After an incident with a prop at the beginning of Fleur and Vito’s dance-off performance, the decision was made to halt proceedings to check they were not injured.
Oh no: However, it's since been claimed that Fleur started her dance again after a horrific fall which saw her come 'crashing down' on her partner, with the moment not aired or mentioned on the result's show
Accident: The Sax hitmaker tumbled over her prop and brought down her dance partner during their Salsa to Break My Soul by Beyoncé, with the decision made that they were allowed to start again once they were checked over by medics
'As they had not begun to dance before the incident occurred, it was decided they could start the performance again, once it was confirmed they were fit to do so.'
After both couples had danced a second time amid the Halloween special, the judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke delivered their verdicts, with all four opting to save Fleur.
It comes after Fleur was last month swept up in a sexism row involving
