Strictly Come Dancing: Brendan Cole makes awkward ’underdog’ jibe at eliminated Anastacia
STRICTLY COME DANCING professional Brendan Cole delivered the ultimate burn to his celebrity partner, Anastacia, on tonight’s spin-off show, It Takes Two.
Brendan Cole AWKWARDLY calls Anastacia an underdog
Anastacia became the sixth celebrity to leave the competition following her performance on Saturday night.
The singer, 48, was asked by host Zoe Ball who she would like to see lift the glitter ball trophy at the end of the series.
Anastacia said: “Girl, I can’t even go there, there’s way too many right now.”
However, Brendan, 40, chimed in: “I can go there. I was more than impressed by Danny [Mac] and Oti’s [Mabuse] quickstep.”
Brendan Cole and Anastacia had an awkward moment on Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two
Anastacia and Brendan Cole were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night
Ok you do that, but you’re already out
Anastacia suggested to her partner that Danny and Oti were too obvious a choice, adding: “I would vote for the underdog!”
Brendan then turned to Anastacia and remarked: “Ok you do that, but you’re already out.”
The jibe was received with a chorus of “oohs” from the background as Anastacia responded: “Remind me more. It’s okay, call me his ex-partner. He’s so bad!”
Zoe hurriedly ended the interview wishing Anastacia the best of luck and said she was welcome back any time.
The awkward moment did not go unnoticed by viewers at home, who took to Twitter to discuss the tension between the pair.
Strictly- It Takes Two host Zoe Ball hurriedly thanked singer Anastacia for coming on the show
One person wrote: “Wow beef between anastasia and brendon #ItTakesTwo.”
“What happened between Anastacia & Brendan.. ugh I can feel the cold feeling between them until Switzerland .. ugh #Strictly #ItTakesTwo,” another observed.
While a third simply said: “And now they've got bad blood #ItTakesTwo.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.55pm on BBC One.