'DWTS' Season 31 finale: Fans claim 'The Bachelorette' star Gabby Windey was 'robbed', stalled to runner-up position

Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas won Disney+ dancing show 'DWTS' with Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy declared as the runner-up
UPDATED NOV 22, 2022
'DWTS' Season 31 couple Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy declared the runner-up of the season (Disney+)
'DWTS' Season 31 couple Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy declared the runner-up of the season (Disney+)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: It has all come to an end! 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31 concluded, declaring Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas as the winner. Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy reached the top two but stalled to win the show, thereby forcing them to take the runner-up title home.

We saw four finalists, Shangela, Wayne Brady, Charli D’Amelio and Gabby Windey, reaching the finale episode. The celebrity dancers along with their professional partners were seen jiving on two routines on the finale night. Each one excelled with their moves in redemption and freestyle round. The couple who stood in fourth place was Shangela and Gleb. This shocked 'DWTS' fans, especially after seeing their energetic and out-of-the-box freestyle round performance. Furthermore, Wayne and Witney stood in the third position. As Charli and Gabby stood there competing for the Mirrorball trophy, fans wished for Gabby to emerge as the season's champion. However, when Gabby lost, a few fans called out the Disney+ show to be 'rigged.' Keep reading to take a look at the fans' reaction over Gabby emerging as the runner-up of 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31

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'DWTS' Season 31 Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas and Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy standing for the hosts to announce the winner (Disney+)
'DWTS' Season 31 Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas and Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy standing for the hosts to announce the winner (Disney+)

'DWTS' fans equally loved each of the finalists' performances. But seeing Charli and Gabby stand on the stage waiting for the winner's result, many secretly hoped Gabby would be named as the winner given that Charli winning the show was too obvious to be true to many. A fan tweeted, "i love charlie but how r u gonna just completely ignore the fact that she is a trained f**king dancer. gabby should've won fr." Another disappointed fan wrote, "GABBY SHOULDVE WON WHAT THE ACTUAL F**K. F**K THIS BULLS**T GABBY SHOULDVE F***ING WON." Another 'DWTS' fan slammed Charli and praised Gabby saying, "@officialdwts How can someone with dance training even be on this show?!?! Gabby and @iamValC should’ve won!!!!" Another fan wrote about Gabby, "Gabby Windey, words don't even come close to saying how excellent you've been every week! While you almost got the win, @BacheloretteABC will still have your back girl!"



 



 



 



 

Some of the angry fan after watching the finale result tweeted, "I’m so mad gabby didn’t win." Another cheered Gabby becoming the runner-up, "So proud of Gabby, FIRST RUNNER UP?! ARE WE KIDDING?! SO INCREDIBLE." Furthermore, a fan slammed the show and Disney+, saying, "Gabby absolutely CRUSHED it tonight on that stage! I am so proud of you."



 



 



 

With 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31 concluding, fans are now waiting for Season 32. The upcoming season of the show has been renewed but let us further wait for the official announcement about the future season's release.

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