Strictly Come Dancing branded ‘tacky’ as James Jordan says ‘standards have dropped’
Former Strictly Come Dancing pro James Jordan branded the latest episode of the BBC show "tacky" as he claimed standards have "dropped a lot" in recent years.
Strictly: Nikita and Gorka are eliminated
James Jordan weighed into the "drop in standards" after the fancy-dressed mayhem of Strictly Come Dancing's Movie Week. The dancer – who appeared as a professional from 2006 to 2013 - claimed the performances were "tacky", particularly due to "horrendous" music choices.
James, 45, explained: "It just all was a little bit tacky. I felt the standard had dropped a lot. Certain people got really good themes and good music.
"So we need to keep an eye on that because I'm all about fairness, making sure that the love is spread. We don't want certain people always getting the best tracks because it does make a massive, massive difference," he added on HELLO! Magazine's Strictly The Truth series.
As for the music, the Celebrity Big Brother star admitted he was "disappointed".
He continued: "I was quite disappointed with the show because up until now, week one, week two, fantastic. I felt everything was on point. The music choices, the VTs, everything was just what I liked.
"And of course, it's not just about me, but it's what Strictly should be. This week some of the music choices were horrendous."
After the decision was made, pro-partner Gorka Marquez told a tearful Nikita: "I'm beyond proud. For someone who doesn’t have dance experience, to come dance in front of millions of people – incredible.
"You should be very proud of yourself. I'm very proud of you. I've never laughed so much as I have in the last three weeks with you.”
The remaining stars are now rehearsing for Week Four of the glitzy competition and Zara McDermott will be looking to bounce back with a Viennese Waltz to Brenda Lee’s You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday on BBC One from 6:30pm.