EXCLUSIVE: Strictly favorite James Jordan has shared a warning for this 12 months’s new professionals, revealing the one mistake he made on the present that left him confused and struggling to get pleasure from it

Former Strictly Come Dancing favorite James Jordan has shared his high recommendation for the present’s brand-new skilled dancers Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon — and it’s not what you would possibly count on.

With this 12 months’s Strictly already throwing up a couple of reside present hiccups, the ex-pro, recognized for his fiery character and straight-talking methods, says he’s acquired one golden rule for the newbies hoping to make their mark on the BBC ballroom flooring.

James, who dazzled on the hit present for eight sequence earlier than bowing out in 2013, informed the Day by day Star in collaboration with Freebets.com, that becoming a member of the hit BBC present may be overwhelming and warned the most recent recruits to not fall into the identical lure he as soon as did.

“Once I was on the present, I used to get so confused and overthink all the pieces,” he admitted. “I wished each routine to be good, and it made me overlook to benefit from the expertise. You’re in that Strictly bubble and it seems like the one factor that issues but it surely actually doesn’t.”

After years of chasing perfection underneath the glitterball highlight, James mentioned he realized an necessary lesson that he now needs each new dancer to listen to.

“I’d inform them, simply be your self,” he revealed. “Don’t attempt to be a caricature or what you assume individuals need you to be. Have enjoyable and revel in it for what it’s. They’re clearly adequate to be there, in any other case they wouldn’t have been requested on the present.”

James, who went on to win Dancing on Ice in 2019, mentioned the Strictly stage could make or break a dancer relying on how they deal with the strain. “It’s not going to final eternally,” he added. “So don’t overthink it. Simply be your self, and hopefully individuals will such as you for who you’re.”

His feedback come after eagle-eyed viewers noticed a couple of timing slips and technical blunders in latest episodes, with some professionals discovering their first season harder than anticipated. However James reckons that’s all a part of the magic.

“It’s reside TV, issues go improper,” he mentioned. “That’s what makes it thrilling. No one’s good, and that’s what individuals love about it.”

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