One former Strictly star has stated the BBC present has turn out to be ‘too woke’ and referred to as for judges and professionals to be axed amid quite a few scandals and the departure of hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman
One former Strictly Come Dancing professional has ripped into the BBC present’s present solid and referred to as for professionals and judges to be axed, labelling judging panel as “too woke”.
Within the wake of a number of new scandals and the shock departure of long-time hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on the finish of this yr’s sequence, James Jordan has referred to as for the present to have a serious shake-up that will contain sacking half of the professionals.
The previous professional dancer stated: “Now Tess and Claudia are leaving, it’s time for an enormous shake-up. Let’s eliminate among the judges, 50% of the professionals, and convey again a model new Strictly.”
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He added that the one individuals the present could not eliminate are the backstage crew, like costume designer Vicky Gill and the hair aand make-up staff who present the present’s iconic spray tans. “Everybody else, I really feel they’re replaceable,” warned James in a chat with The Mail on Sunday.
He advised the paper that half of the Strictly professionals must go subsequent yr and that he felt the present ought to get some “recent younger ones in”, placing an emphasis on getting “some extra British individuals on the present”.
James, who was on the present from 2006 to 2013, appeared on the present alongside his Polish-born spouse Ola Jordan. He was a controversial determine on the present, as he typically spoke again to the judges, notably Craig Revel Horwood, who remains to be on the present.
The previous professional stated he felt a “completely different mixture of judges” might work higher on the present, as he feels it has gotten “somewhat bit panto” now. He was particularly important of Craig, stating that he felt the decide, identified for being probably the most brutal, had “misplaced his harshness”.
‘I really feel he has misplaced his harshness. I preferred Craig when he was… I simply suppose every little thing finishes with a optimistic, and there’s nothing flawed with saying somebody isn’t good at dancing in the event that they aren’t a dancer.”
He added that he felt the judges have turn out to be “too woke”. “I simply really feel it has turn out to be too woke for me,” he stated. “We have to return to the previous days. You don’t should be horrible, however I need honesty. Constructive criticism, I feel we want extra of it.”
James additionally urged that Anton Du Beke now not be a decide. However it’s because he thought the pro-turned-judge would make a superb substitute for Tess and Claudia.
He urged that if Anton turned a number, James himself ought to substitute him on the judging panel. He added that he hoped it would not turn out to be “box-ticking train” when changing the presenting duo.
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