James Jordan has taken aim at the Strictly Come Dancing judges following their “bizarre” decision to send Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer home.
Sunday night’s results show saw the fourth contestant sent home from the competition following the previous evening’s live episode, which saw nerves affect many of the stars.
But it was presenter and comedian Eddie and his pro partner Karen who left the BBC competition after a tense dance-off with Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima.
And former Strictly pro James – who appeared as a professional from 2006 to 2013 – believes the decision to send Eddie and Karen home was the wrong one.
James, 45, explained in his Strictly the Truth column for Hello! Magazine: “It was definitely the right decision that he was in the bottom two with Zara. I think the public got that right, but the judges didn’t get their part right.
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“They have one job at that point to judge the dance-off, not who they think’s been the best over the series. If they were judging the dance on the night, I would say they probably got it right because Eddie made quite a lot of mistakes in his dance on Saturday.
“And then on Sunday, he came out, made no mistakes, was a much better routine. But in my opinion, the judges got the dance-off wrong. They sent the wrong person home. But it was four to zero.”
James continued by saying that he found the outcome “really bizarre”, as it was “clear” that Eddie was better in the dance-off.
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“The fact that Eddie didn’t get any of the judges’ votes, I found very strange,” he continued. “He’s got more natural ability. He had a more difficult dance.
“He had more content in his routine. The fact that it was unanimous, I find it really bizarre. It wasn’t unanimous. For me, it was clear that Eddie was better.”
Following the result, Eddie remained humble in defeat, noting the Strictly experience was the “highest moment” of his career so far.
“I’ve really enjoyed this, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do – I love dancing,” he said. “This has been the highest moment of my career. It’s the happiest I’ve ever been.”
The Congolese comedian continued: “More importantly, this little African boy, I just wanted my culture to shine. Everything I stand for, when it comes to my comedy, when it comes to my presenting, is based on my culture, is based on my upbringing and I wanted that to shine most importantly.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday on BBC One from 6:30pm.
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