{"id":440003,"date":"2023-10-26T08:41:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/?p=440003"},"modified":"2023-10-26T08:41:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:41:29","slug":"strictly-star-wades-into-fix-row-as-he-brands-layton-a-professional-and-slams-judges-scoring-of-fan-favourite-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/strictly-star-wades-into-fix-row-as-he-brands-layton-a-professional-and-slams-judges-scoring-of-fan-favourite-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly star wades into fix row as he brands Layton a \u2018professional\u2019 and slams judges\u2019 scoring of fan favourite | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

ONE former Strictly star has waded his way into the 'fix' row when critiquing this year's dances.<\/p>\n

On the 2023 instalment, BBC producers have already faced allegations of favouritism behind the scenes. <\/p>\n


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But now, former Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole, 47, has given his two cents on the current state of the competition.<\/p>\n

Last weekend Leyton Williams, 29, came top of the leaderboard scoring 39 points for his salsa. <\/p>\n

Just behind them was former Corrie star Ellie Leach, 22, who was given a score of 37 by the judges. <\/p>\n

This was only two points behind as Motsi Mabuse, 42, rated her Paso Doble with the most available amount of points. <\/p>\n

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Despite her best efforts, Brendan said he was surprised by the scoring as Layton has the advantage of previous dance training. <\/p>\n

He told Sky Bingo:\u00a0 "I don\u2019t think you can compare Ellie and Layton, one is a professional performer and one is learning to dance. <\/p>\n

"I was surprised she got the 10 from Motsi, good for her, it\u2019s always nice to receive a 10 and get a little boost. It was a great number, very powerful with great lighting. <\/p>\n

"Paso\u2019s [Pasodoble] are always powerful and dramatic and when you get certain dances that are powerful and dramatic and if you pull them off they look great. <\/p>\n

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"They started standing up on the platform, with massive lightening and a big skirt, he\u2019s [Vita Coppola] wrapping around her dancing with her skirt while she is standing still. <\/p>\n

"It looks fantastic, but the reality is she\u2019s standing there holding the skirt out. Once she started dancing it was a good number, it wasn\u2019t brilliant, but it was a good number."<\/p>\n

He also blasted the judges, particularly Craig Revel Horwood, 58, for their "harsh" marking of Angela Scanlon's last number. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

She was given a score of only 28 for her American Smooth, but he thinks she deserved better, particularly as other stars "messed up" their moves.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019ll definitely keep up with the rest of the celebs because I think she\u2019s actually better than the rest of them in many respects," he explained. <\/p>\n

"I think she\u2019s doing what is being asked of her and she\u2019s really lovely to watch. I don\u2019t think her number on Saturday was unattractive or bad in any way… She really didn\u2019t get the praise she deserved. <\/p>\n

"It wasn\u2019t a 10 but it wasn\u2019t a 6! Craig gave the performance a 6, which is harsh. <\/p>\n

"Giving a nine to Ellie [Leach] and six to Angela when they weren\u2019t\u00a0that far apart from a dancing ability. <\/p>\n

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Bobby [Brazier] got a seven and they messed up the fleckle completely and Bobby looked like he was wearing his PJs."<\/p>\n

He added: \u00a0"I hope that next week they do something really amazing. She\u2019s one of my favourite competitors on the show, and probably one of the best signings for a long time."\u00a0<\/p>\n


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