Strictly’s Michelle Visage stormed out of Blackpool after telling co-stars she felt ‘pushed out of the competition’
STRICTLY’S latest reject Michelle Visage stormed out of Blackpool after telling co-stars she felt “pushed out of the competition”.
The RuPaul’s Drag Race judge was devastated to be given the boot tonight following a lacklustre performance on Saturday.
She ignored fans waiting outside the ballroom and headed to the after-party before being the first celeb to leave the seaside town.
Michelle, 51, and dance partner Giovanni Pernice, 29, had been in the bottom two against vlogger Saffron Barker, 19, and AJ Pritchard, 25.
A TV source said: “Michelle felt like getting voted out was the final insult after getting the sense she wasn’t welcomed as much as the other stars.
“She wasn’t included on the line-up for next year’s Strictly Come Dancing tour — a snub she took personally.
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“She had also been having difficulties with Giovanni.” The Sun had already reported the pair, in the bottom two last week, had been having backstage rows.
On Saturday they failed to win over judges or viewers with their “couple’s choice” dance to Madonna’s Vogue, when Michelle dressed as an old-style French aristocrat.
The source said: “She feels let down that mainstream viewers didn’t get it. She had hoped to go all the way to the final.”
Cops guard stars
STRICTLY stars got police escorts to and from their Blackpool hotel after bosses ramped up security.
Contestants were protected by officers after Saturday night’s show. Five bouncers guarded the hotel, where an after-party was thrown for the cast and crew, with more security inside.
A police dog unit was stationed outside the hotel until the end of the raucous bash at 5am, while all of the windows were covered.
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