Strictly’s Katie Piper defends herself against cruel trolls who said she’s ‘mum-shaming’

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by Anna Sky Hulton |
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Katie Piper has hit out at critics

Last weekend, Strictly Come Dancing had its launch show, where we got to see all of this year's contestants paired up with their professional dance partners. Now, while we're waiting for the live shows to start, on the 22nd September, one of this year's contestants has come under fire from online trolls for making 'mums feel bad'.

So-called 'fans' of Katie Piper have accused the TV presenter of posting images to her social media accounts which make mums feel bad, but according to the Express, Katie acknowledges her posts made 'some people cross', but she said that they are not dealing with their own 'personal insecurities'.

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Ola Jordan calls the show a fix

Ola Jordan had been on Strictly since the fourth series in 2006 but in 2015, she quit.In an interview with The Sun, the professional dancer hinted that the show was fixed, "Some of the marking is way off. People are over-marked and under-marked."All the pros talk about the marking. We ask each other, 'What is all that about? Why are they trying to over-mark that person?'."However, a spokesperson for the BBC denied Ola's claims as "nonsense" and said, "Each judge scores each dance independently, based on its merits and on their expert opinion."

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Dancers in drug scandal

In April 2016 a doctor claimed that he had given enhancing drugs to 150 sport stars – including two Strictly dancers.However, a BBC spokesperson reportedly said, "In the absence of any evidence or further information being presented to us, we will not be commenting."

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Anthony Ogogo calls out Strictly for 'ethnicity' pairing

The professional boxer who was second out of the competition told The Sun, "I didn't think that the BBC would put us [himself and his dance partner Oti Mabuse] together because we're black or mixed race."I honestly thought they would spread the minorities around."

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Jamelia calls the show fake

In 2015 when Jamelia and Peter Andre were in the bottom two, Jamelia was voted off by the judges even though she received a higher score that Peter.After leaving the competition Jamelia claimed that the show was fixed. Appearing on Strictly's spin off show It Takes Two the singer said, "I think we did a great last dance."But it wasn't until they re-recorded Pete's standing ovation, I'd say that was the moment we knew we were going home."

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James Jordan brands the show as bias

Jamelia isn't the only person who thought the show was being bias to Peter, professional dancer James Jordan also tweeted: "I love Peter but I wonder if he will open or close every show? Fairness".Peter left the competition in week 10 – the week after Jamelia's exit.

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Anton Du Beke's racist comment

Back in 2009 the BBC received complaints after Anton said to his dance partner Laila Rousaa, "Oh my God, you look like a P---."This came after he reportedly asked Laila, "You're not a terrorist, as you?" after finding out that her father is Moroccan and her mother is Indian.Anton apologised and explained, "Laila and me have strong personalities and she gives as good as she gets."I must say immediately and categorically that I am not a racist and that I do not use racist language."There was no racist intent. I apologise unreservedly for any offence my actions might have caused."Footballers' Wives star Laila accepted his apology and said, "I'm really enjoying the show and dancing with Anton and hope we can go as far as possible in the competition."

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Bruce Forsyth defends Anton Du Beke's racist comment

Following Anton Du Beke's offensive comment, Bruce Forsyth stepped in and defended his co-star. At the time he said, "We used to have a sense of humour about this. "You go back 25, 30, 40 years and there has always been a bit of humour about the whole thing."However he later backtracked and said in a statement, "To be absolutely clear, the use of racially offensive language is never either funny or acceptable."

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Gemma Atkinson and Simon Rimmer accused of one night stand

In 2017 there were rumours flying around that two contestants had a one night stand. Later on after fans accused Gemma Atkinson and Simon Rimmer of being the culprits, they laughed off the rumours with the chef tweeting, "Gemma is like a daughter to me and has become a friend of all my family. I think it's funny."

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Anastacia doesn't dance but STILL gets through

There was a bit of controversy surrounding Anastacia and Melvin Odoom in 2016 when they both fell into the bottom two.Because the America singer had a scar tissue that rupture she was unable to take part in the dance off which meant Strictly had to turn to the public votes. Unfortunately Melvin received the lowest amount of votes and was sent home but fans were left furious.Anastacia went on to speak about the incident on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two and said, "I didn't want to have to injure myself but with a Dance Off, you just don't know what to do. "It's all a bit confusing... I totally thought I was going to go. I mean, [Melvin] lives here, I'm an American. Who knows her? "So when they called my name, it just was the worst. I wanted him to go through because I couldn't dance."

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Vick Hope claims the producers were involved in the results

Vick Hope and her dance partner were booted off Strictly Come Dancing 2018 following their dance off with Seann Walsh and Katya Jones. However after leaving the show, she hinted that the judges decision may have been fixed.On her radio show, she explained, "We had to have a dance off as well – it was very strange – so after the dance off, then the judges have to give their decisions."But there was a bit of a conflab with some producers and then they gave their decisions, and it was just stunned silence in the studio, it was a really weird atmosphere."She also said that Shirley Ballas 'relished' in giving her negative feedback. Her comments were pretty harsh to be fair.

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Danny John-Jules 'decided not to join us' on It Takes Two exit interview

In 2018, Danny John-Jules was repeatedly forced to defend himself after a string of allegations that he had been bullying his dance partner, Amy Dowden – to the point she was often left in tears, and told bosses she couldn't cope. Despite putting on a united front, rumours continued to swell, and when they were booted off the week following the scandal Danny reportedly refused to have anything more to do with the show.Reports were substantiated the next day. Due to appear on spin-off show 'It Takes Two' with Zoe Ball, Danny "decided not to join" dance partner on the sofa for their exit interview, leaving a tearful Amy to do it alone – wishing him only the best, of course.

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Strictly Come Dancing curse

Finally, we can't ignore the fact that the majority of scandals surrounding the BBC One show is because of the alleged Strictly Curse. There's been far too many relationship break ups during or after celebrities take part in Strictly Come Dancing.

Katie explained, "There are people online who, when I put pictures up, say, ‘you’re making mums feel bad!’ And it’s like, if you feel bad about this photo of me, those are your personal insecurities.

"I’m not about making people feel inadequate, trust me."

Katie has been posting photos of food and health which some users have been unhappy with. However, the TV star, who enjoys going to the gym told Women's Health magazine previously that she loves fitness and finds exercise a good way to pass time.

"I started spending my weekends doing races. Then I progressed to a half-marathon and I actually enjoyed it," she explained.

"It was in this moment that I connected with exercise. I was like, ‘I feel free – I feel young. I’m not going to accept those low expectations’. Instead of getting better, I wanted to go beyond."

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Katie is now well into training for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing, having been paired up with professional dancer Gorka Marquez. Before the series launch last weekend, Katie opened up on her injuries from her acid attack 10 years ago, and how they might affect her training.

Speaking to the Mirror before she started training she explained, "The respiratory problem makes training a bit harder," going on to explain, "I tried to practise some steps and can't really move my head back because of a band of scar tissue that starts at the top of my head."

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The Bodyshockers presenter also said she was slightly anxious about how viewers would see her performances saying, "Everyone will be like, 'Why's she pulling that funny face?' and I'll be like, 'No, that's my face!'"

Katie was attacked with sulphuric acid in 2008 and suffered substantial burns on her body as well as being left partially blind. Immediately after the attack Katie was placed in an induced coma for 12 days and received many skin grafts.

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