A former Strictly Come Dancing professional star has hit out at the BBC competition for "over marking". Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman were back at the helm of the dance show as they presented a special episode in Blackpool's iconic Tower Ballroom. While watching from home, James Jordan, who appeared as a professional on Strictly from 2006 to 2013, criticised the judges for marking the performances of the evening differently to what he would have done.
Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas , and Anton Du Beke gave their scores after each of the remaining celebs and their dance partners took to the floor. But James claimed that they were trying to "save" one pair in particular - Gladiators star Montell Douglas and partner Johannes Radebe. Taking to Twitter, the dancer fumed: " Ok - so are they over marking everyone or are they trying to keep Montell safe? Please remember I haven’t really watched the show this year but the scores seem very high for what I’m seeing.
" One fan agreed, saying: "Scores are nonsense this year. Too many 9s & 10s. They become meaningless.
" Another added: "The over marking this year is the worst ever. And there are a few - judges' favourites - who are very over marked." But other fans defended the judge's decisions, with one replying: "Motsi, Shirley and Anton always give pretty positive scores.
When they start so high like they did this week its difficult for them to drop down if anyones not great." Someone else added: "You sound so gr.
