STRICTLY'S Maisie Smith has been defended by Gorka Marquez's girlfriend Gemma Atkinson after trolls abused her for being "too confident".
Despite her sizzling performances, actress Maisie, 19, has been in the bottom two for the past two weeks, leaving her teary and doubting herself.
Fans of Maisie have accused her detractors of disliking "confident women" and now Gemma has told her followers to embrace confidence and ignore jealously online.
On her Instagram story, she said: "To the younger generation watching Strictly. "Never ever dumb down your talent or ability or enthusiasm just to please a load of jealous people on the Internet. "The most important thing a girl wears is her confidence." Maisie was saved by judges Shirley Ballas, Craig.
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