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A lot of Strictly viewers, however, just don’t feel the show is the same since Aston Merrygold’s shock exit last week.

Fans were up in arms last Sunday when former JLS singer Aston lost out in the dance-off to Mollie King – judge Shirley Ballas took the bulk of the blame for giving him a score of four.

Tonight’s show had an Aston-shaped hole in it and viewers were mourning his absence…