Strictly Come Dancing: Natalie Lowe reduced to TEARS by 'extra evil' Craig Revel Horwood
STRICTLY COME DANCING professional Natalie Lowe was left in tears tonight after judge Craig Revel Horwood criticised her choreography of Greg Rutherford’s rumba.
Craig's harsh words on Strictly make Natalie CRY
The couple wowed the crowd with their dance performed to Bring Me To Life by Evanescence during the BBC One show's Halloween special.
Despite the audience clearly loving the latin dance, the judges all agreed it was lacking “rumba content”.
Craig’s comments were unsurprisingly the harshest, as he argued their rumba was more of a show dance.
He addressed the 36-year-old Australian dancer directly, saying: “Natalie, I felt like you were protecting Greg with this dance, with wild show-stopping positions and lines that are going to make the audience applaud and everything.
Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood criticised Natalie Lowe's choreography
Natalie, I felt like you were protecting Greg with this dance
“I don’t feel I can judge this dance as a rumba. I could judge it probably as a show dance or a contemporary dance, that’s passionate and engaging.
“If you'd have done this dance in a show dance week then it would have been a ten. I absolutely loved the dance but I feel like I can’t judge it properly.”
She was heard telling the 29-year-old Olympian she was sorry as they made their way up to co-host Claudia Winkleman.
Natalie then told Greg through tears: “I feel like I’ve let you down, you’ve worked so hard this week, you’ve been incredible and to balance me and turn me and drop me and to do all those things.
“You are brilliant, I’m so proud of you.”
Natalie Lowe and Greg Rutherford performed a rumba to 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence
Natalie cringed as Craig subsequently awarded her and Greg just four points.
However, it wasn’t all bad news as Len and Darcey gave the pair seven points a piece and Bruno topped it off with eight.
Over on the Twittersphere many viewers condemned the 51-year-old judge for his assessment of the dance.
One person wrote: “I want to cuddle both @GregJRutherford and @RealNatalieLowe right now. Craig was so harsh then #SCD2016.” While another said: "Craig is being extra evil tonight #SCD2016."
Natalie Lowe and Greg Rutherford were awarded just four points from Craig Revel Horwood
Some people agreed with Craig that while it was a good dance, it did not constitute a rumba.
One viewer wrote: "It was more of a showdance, Craig was right (but don't cry, Nat!) #scd #scd2016."
While another added: "Agree with Craig. Greg & Natalie's performance was terrific but she should've given him more rumba content in the choreo to master. #SCD2016(sic).”
Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow at 7.15pm on BBC One.