'I've been to Strictly's live tour and one thing left me majorly disappointed'

A Strictly Come Dancing fan has spoken out after attending the hit show's live tour, admitting the night was dazzling but still left them with a sour taste. Despite offering up some glowing reviews of the production, the fan says they were "disappointed" by certain aspects of the show and offered up their experience as a word of warning to others forking out cash to see the live tour.

"I went to see the tour over the weekend. I cannot fault the production in any way," said the fan on Reddit. "The tour itself and the dancing were fantastic, the singers were great, and between the professionals and celebs - it was a great show." But it didn't take long for the viewer to admit there was one big disappointment: "I'm just a bit disappointed by how absences have been handled. The tour is pretty expensive for good seats, but for one, the actual winner of the show wasn't there."

Last year's BBC series champion, Chris McCausland, had confirmed he wouldn't take part due to his own commitments, but fans felt the absence wasn't handled well.

"That's fair enough Chris said from the get-go. He had his own tour and wouldn't be attending, but in doing so, it made Dianne a bit of a spare part.

"She was in most of the routines, and she was amazing, but she deserved to be more celebrated as the winner on the tour, and she wasn't. She was like a backing dancer to people she had actually won against," they explained.

The fan also pointed to another omission: "Another thing was that Vito (a fan favourite and finalist) also wasn't on the tour.

"I saw that he had injured himself, but I have since seen him in Glasgow doing the dance classes with Shirley!

"There's been little to no update on his whereabouts, and it seems like he's preoccupied with his calendars and private dance events."

They claimed the list of missing names kept growing. "Sarah was also absent from the tour when we went and there was no explanation given as to why. She just wasn't there," they said.

And it didn't stop there: "Don't get me wrong the rest of the acts were great but I've also seen that Carlos isn't on the rest of the tour now but this isn't advertised when buying tickets.

"Wynne has also since dropped out mid-tour. It seems like the tour isn't a priority even though people spend thousands on it every year."

The fan summed up their night as bittersweet: "Overall an amazing show but just slightly annoying how it's been handled."

The comments come as Strictly gears up for its big TV return on Saturday, September 20.

A brand new trailer has already been released. It shows judges Shirley Ballas, Anton du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, and Motsi Mabuse enjoying a glitzy pool party before breaking into a high-energy routine.