Strictly's Cach Mercer posts and deletes "made it through" video before results show aired
Love Island winner Cach Mercer posted a celebration of surviving the Strictly Come Dancing results before the pre-recorded show was broadcast, then deleted it after followers pointed out the mistake.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2Cach Mercer, the 25-year-old Love Island winner and TikTok star, posted on social media that he had made it through another week of Strictly Come Dancing before the pre-recorded results show had aired. Daily MailR “Cach Mercer revealed he made it through to week four before the results show had aired.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The IndependentLC “Mercer appeared to have forgotten that the results show is pre-recorded before airing on Sunday night and hadn’t been broadcast yet.” Read at The Independent ↗ Mixed · 2The post was captioned "Made it through to another week, Praise God!"; the Daily Mail describes it as a video of Mercer dancing in the dressing room, while The Independent describes a photo from the dressing room. Daily MailR “He captioned the post: 'Made it through to another week, Praise God!'” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The IndependentLC “celebrating making it through the results show with a photo from his dressing room captioned” Read at The Independent ↗ Mixed · 2Followers commented that the results were not yet out, including "It’s not even on yet!", and Mercer deleted the post. Daily MailR “'It’s not even on yet!' and 'You do know the results aren’t out yet?'” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The IndependentLC “When fans pointed out that the results had not aired, Mercer deleted the post.” Read at The Independent ↗
Mixed · 2On Saturday 10 October, Mercer and professional partner Maddie Ingoldsby danced a Couple's Choice to Raye's "Beware.. The South London Lover Boy" and scored 31, which the Daily Mail calls their highest score yet and The Independent says put them joint second on the leaderboard. Daily MailR “Cach and Maddie bagged their highest score yet with an impressive 31 points.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The IndependentLC “came joint second on the leaderboard with a score of 31” Read at The Independent ↗ Right · 1The judges were split: according to the Daily Mail, Craig Revel Horwood called it "too stop-and-start", Motsi Mabuse said it "needs more polish", and Anton Du Beke "liked it a lot". Daily MailR “Craig saying it was 'too stop-and-start' and Motsi noting it 'needs more polish', while Anton 'liked it a lot'.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2In the results show, Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec became the second couple eliminated, losing the dance-off to Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr; Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Du Beke saved Wright-Phillips, while Mabuse voted for Walters. Daily MailR “Receiving one vote from Motsi Mabuse, the other three judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke chose to save Shaun and Alexis.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The IndependentLC “Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke chose to save footballer Wright-Phillips, while Motsi Mabuse opted for Gavin and Stacey star Walters.” Read at The Independent ↗
Right · 1Walters had scored 17 and Wright-Phillips finished last on the leaderboard with 15, the Daily Mail reported. Daily MailR “after receiving a score of 17 on Saturday.”“who had finished last on the leaderboard with 15 points.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2Next week's theme is Icons; 13 couples remain, according to the Daily Mail, and in the results show Mercer said his foxtrot would be to Frank Sinatra, or "Frank Sriracha" as Mercer put it, according to The Independent. Daily MailR “Next week the remaining 13 couples will take to the dancefloor for Icons Week” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The IndependentLC “"Frank Sriracha", as he put it, prompting the other contestants to scream with laughter” Read at The Independent ↗ Left · 1The Independent says Mercer later thanked supporters for getting the couple through another week, calling the dance physically and mentally challenging and a tribute to years of work "on the streets". The IndependentLC ““Thank you so much for getting us through another week. This dance was challenging for us both physically and mentally.” Read at The Independent ↗
Left · 1The Independent adds that the results show was live on Saturday nights for the first four series, and that since 2007 it has been pre-recorded, so the identity of the eliminated couple often leaks online on Sunday mornings before broadcast. The IndependentLC “the second part of each weekend’s programming airing live later on Saturday nights for the first four series.”“frequently leaks on blogs and social media on the Sunday morning ahead of the results show airing.” Read at The Independent ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
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- Framing
- Treats it as a light, minor faux pas by a contestant who forgot the results show is pre-recorded, with context on the show's format.
- Emphasis
- Mercer's own follow-up message, the history of the pre-recorded results show and routine leaks, and his "Frank Sriracha" joke.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not call the episode chaos; leaves out the judges' individual comments on the dance and the eliminated couple's scores.
- Charged language
- “faux pas”“spoiler”
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“Strictly Come Dancing star Cach Mercer made a major faux pas as he accidentally let slip a spoiler” — The Independent
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Frames the post as throwing the show "into chaos", with a tabloid focus on the mistake and the elimination.
- Emphasis
- Follower reactions, the judges' mixed comments, the eliminated couple's farewell quotes and a contestant line-up.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention that the results show is routinely pre-recorded or that results often leak; gives no follow-up statement from Mercer.
- Charged language
- “thrown into chaos”
- For example
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“Strictly Come Dancing was thrown into chaos after Cach Mercer revealed he made it through to week four before the results show had aired.” — Daily Mail
What every side reports
- Cach Mercer posted that he had made it through another week before the pre-recorded results show aired.
- He deleted the post after followers pointed out the results were not yet out.
- He and Maddie Ingoldsby scored 31 for their Couple's Choice on Saturday 10 October.
- Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec were eliminated in a dance-off against Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr.
Where accounts differ
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Whether the post was a video or a photo
- Left
- A photo from his dressing room.
- Right
- A now-deleted video of himself dancing in the dressing room.
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Scale of the impact
- Left
- A minor accidental spoiler; results often leak anyway.
- Right
- The show was "thrown into chaos".
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Which week the results concerned
- Left
- The week three results show.
- Right
- Making it through to week four.
Left1 article
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Strictly star accidentally reveals spoiler before pre-recorded results show airs
Mixed Gently describes an accidental spoiler and adds background on the pre-recorded format and Mercer's later message.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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Alarmist Headline and lede present the early post as throwing the show into chaos, then run through scores, the elimination and a contestant list.
- 12 Oct 10:31 First Daily MailR Strictly Come Dancing is thrown into chaos as Love Island star Cach Mercer reveals he's made it through before results show airs
- 12 Oct 17:09 +6h 39m The IndependentLC Strictly star accidentally reveals spoiler before pre-recorded results show airs
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.
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