There was major drama - plus the first elimination - on last night's 'Dancing with the Stars'

Suzanne Jackson messed up her dance, but was still scored highly by the judges

We're only a few weeks into the new series of 'Dancing with the Stars', but already there's a controversy brewing.

Last night's episode saw a lot of drama, with some viewers accusing the show of being 'fixed' after Suzanne Jackson apparently forgot her dance moves with partner Michael Danilczuk.

Despite her disastrous dance, the influencer attained a reasonable score of 15 from the judges and was kept in.

'Derry Girls' actress Leah O'Rourke, meanwhile, was the first to be eliminated.

What a fun routine from Derry Girls star Leah O'Rourke but it's only a score of 11 from the judges #dwtsirls pic.twitter.com/MAwe6jiplu

— RSVP Magazine (@RSVPMagazine) January 22, 2023

Jackson took to Twitter to explain how she had missed a beat, and it had thrown her off the dance completely:

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Everyone makes mistakes - but not every viewer had such a generous reaction to Jackson's mishap, with many claiming the judges had lost credibility by scoring her so highly.

#DWTSIRL Feel for Suzanne,but how can she get a higher score or equal to someone that did actually do the dance , just unfair!!

— shar (@shsron_l) January 22, 2023

Sorry what the hell! How was Leah scored less than Suzanne when Suzanne basically didn’t dance at all?? Leah tried her best and had loads of energy! That’s so unfair, the judges obviously have their favourites🙄🙄 #DWTSIRL

— Aoife💃 (@aoifedevirgo) January 22, 2023

Poor Leah had to grin and bear it and completed her dance but still Suzanne got higher for not even doing a routine 😂 #DWTSIRL

— Joanne O’ Riordan (@JoanneOR_Ox) January 22, 2023

And this is about the judges, not Suzanne, cos it was a really horrible thing to happen & I thought she carried it off & the interview afterwards really well, but it's just not fair on everyone else! (& that's not her fault) #DWTSIRL

— Grace O'Sullivan (@gosulli) January 22, 2023

I'm so cross! Arthur gave Kevin and Sue the same score?? Suzanne forgot the majority of her steps. I need Arthur to explain this to me because i dont understand 🤣#DWTSIRL

— Jane Dunleavy (@Janiedunleavy) January 22, 2023

Bias going towards the pretty dancer unfair

— michelle jessop McLa (@michelle_jessop) January 22, 2023

Frustrating to watch imagine how cross other dancers must be.

— Noelle (@noelleregan) January 22, 2023

Sickened watching DWTSIRL tonight... dancers giving ther all and getting rubbish scores but suzanne jackson forgets dance and totally gives up and still gets 15... total favouritism by judges #DWTSIRL

— bfla (@bfla20) January 22, 2023

The judging is ridiculous, Suzanne jackson stops dancing and gets 15 for her worst performance. Kevin did brilliant and gets lambasted and 2 points more? #dwtsi

— Paul Roche (@rochey_p) January 22, 2023

She definitely did Run around Sue! coz all she did was run around the place 🤣🤣 #dwtsireland #suzannejackson #sosue

— Jackie O Mahoney (@JackieOMahoney1) January 22, 2023

Not quite sure how Suzanne Jackson got 15 on DWTS , judges need to be tougher on the dancers #PoorJive

— Cormac Joyce (@joyce_cormac) January 22, 2023

Catching up on #dwtsirl, don't know how Suzanne got 5 & 6 for that. She's great overall but that was a disaster. Unfair to score others lower than her now 🤔

— Gillian Murphy (@Gill_Murphy) January 22, 2023

Arthur giving Suzanne a six after that performance🤨 Leah deserved a higher score. Show is fixed for sure #DWTSIRL

— MsK (@Katemarie202) January 22, 2023

Judges scores for Suzanne were nuts. Shouldn't have been above a 2 or 3, she stumbled around completely lost for 80% of the dance and totally gave up. #DWTSIRL

— Emily M (@emilyocon) January 22, 2023

Brian Dowlings fella giving Laura and Kevin the same score as Suzanne "I forgot ALL of the steps"
RIDICULOUS #DWTSIRL

— NanaLainey 🇮🇪 🇵🇸 (@laineybumbainey) January 22, 2023

#DWTSIRL I am disappointed with the scoring for Suzanne. 1) we are judging her dance this evening. 2) scoring???? If you want people to vote & keep watching BE HONEST. Don’t worry Arthur you will still be on the party invite list…. @RTEOne

— xxx (@loblady3) January 22, 2023