Danny Mac has come to the defence of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judges, following claims from critics, who have suggested the panel were too harsh at the weekend.
Speaking on the red carpet at the Pride Of Britain Awards, the former ‘Hollyoaks’ star - who is favourite to win the current series of ‘Strictly’ - was quick to stick up for Len Goodman and co.
After posing for snaps with his girlfriend, Carley Stenson, Danny and his dance partner Oti Mabuse spoke to the Huffington Post UK.
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When asked whether he thought the judges were a little harsh on Saturday, Danny replied with a simple: “No, I don’t think so.”
Oti added: “No. I think the judges are always fair, always honest and they tell the truth.
“It is a personal opinion so what they say is literally what they see.”
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Saturday’s (29 October) show saw Danny make a handful of mistakes during his super-complicated routine and as a result, he was penalised by the panel.
A number of viewers then took to Twitter to criticise Len and Bruno Tonioli, when they awarded Ed Balls the same scores as Danny, giving them a seven and an eight, respectively.
During our chat. Danny also professed his love for Ed Balls, a feeling which - we soon found out - is not about to go unreciprocated by the former MP.
See what Danny, Oti, and Ed had to say in the video above and check out all the pictures from the Pride Of Britain Awards red carpet below…
Pride Of Britain Awards Red Carpet
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Olly Murs attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Ferne McCann attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Louis Walsh and Four of Diamonds attend the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards in Partnership with TSB at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. The show will be broadcast on ITV on Tuesday November 1st at 8pm. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: John Thomson attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Emily Middlemas and Ryan Lawrie attend the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Helen Skelton attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Charley Webb attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Mary Berry attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Amanda Byram attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Frankie Bridge attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Sir Chris Hoy and Sarra Kemp attend the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Natalie Anderson attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Candice Brown attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Gloria Hunniford and Sir Cliff Richard attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Kimblerley Walsh attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Joe Wicks attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Laura Whitmore attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Alesha Dixon attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Emma Bunton attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: David Seaman with his wife Frankie Poultney attend the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Laura Trott attends the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Joanne Clifton attends the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Charlotte Hawkins attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Prime Minister Theresa May with her husband Philip John May attend the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Tom Jones attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Alesha Dixon attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Nicole Scherzinger attends the Pride Of Britain awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Singer Nicola Roberts poses with fans as she attends the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Richard Hammond and Amanda Etheridge attend the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards in Partnership with TSB at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. The show will be broadcast on ITV on Tuesday November 1st at 8pm. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Simon Cowell attends the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Ola Jordan attends the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Harry and Izzy Judd attend the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards in Partnership with TSB at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. The show will be broadcast on ITV on Tuesday November 1st at 8pm. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Les Dennis and Sue Cleaver attend the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Actress Michelle Keegan and husband Mark Wright attend the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Nicole Scherzinger attends the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards in Partnership with TSB at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. The show will be broadcast on ITV on Tuesday November 1st at 8pm. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Singer James Arthur attends the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman attend the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Lucy Watson and James Dunmore attend the Pride Of Britain Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)