Walk The Line viewers fumed at Alesha Dixon during last night’s penultimate show (Thursday December 16) after she made a shock comment to a contestant.
ITV’s talent show is drawing to a close and last night and once again the judge, 43, didn’t mince her words.
What did Alesha Dixon say on Walk The Line last night?
The reigning champ – Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi – took on four new challengers.
Vincent Bugozi, Jamie Hannah, Chanel Hayes and Luke Burr all had a shot at taking her down.
Jamie decided to have a go at ABBA tune, The Winner Takes It All, but gave it his own spin.
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Despite some positive comments from the judges, Alesha – who was judging remotely – wasn’t having any of it.
“I don’t mean to put a dampener on proceedings, but I wasn’t particularly keen on the song choice,” she said.
“For me, it did feel a little bit dated, and I struggled to invest in the emotion of the song.”
Alesha Dixon calling ABBA "dated"… GURL PLS 🤨 #WalkTheLine
— chloe (@bananaolly) December 16, 2021
https://twitter.com/FrankieEAGB/status/1471575526833852418
#WalkTheLine Jamie should win tonight, he has an incredible voice, how can Alesha say an ABBA song is dated, ABBA will never be dated!
— Diane (@RogersDinamicdi) December 16, 2021
Well Alesha being blunt as per #WalkTheLine pic.twitter.com/DMqq28Z7jG
— Josephine Borthwick (@JosephineBorth7) December 16, 2021
How did viewers react?
Viewers soon took to Twitter to lambast Alesha for dissing Jamie… and pop legends, ABBA.
One said: “Those ridiculous comments by Alesha Dixon would have been enough for me to vote for Jamie Hannah, even if he hadn’t given an excellent performance of a fabulous version of ‘The Winner Takes It All’.”
Another added: “Alesha Dixon calling ABBA “dated”… GURL PLS.”
One viewer commented: “#WalkTheLine Jamie should win tonight, he has an incredible voice, how can Alesha say an ABBA song is dated, ABBA will never be dated!”
A third shared a gif of a woman grimacing, and captioned: “Well, Alesha being blunt as per #WalkTheLine.”
However, some viewers agreed with Alesha.
One said: “How dare this bloke turn up and murder Abba!”
What is Alesha up to?
Alesha, who was isolating at home for the second night in a row, has drawn criticism from some fans for her blunt comments throughout the series.
In fact, some have claimed that she’s trying to be the new Simon Cowell.
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One said on Twitter after Wednesday’s show (December 15): “Alesha trying to be Simon Cowell with a critical opinion about everyone! #WalkTheLine #AleshaDixon.”
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