Craig Revel Horwood slams Ola Jordan over Strictly Come Dancing fix claims: 'I am so bored of the Jordans'

The judge defended the show and slammed the professional dancer for her persistent fix claims
'Bored': Craig Revel Horwood defends Strictly amid fix claims
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Emma Powell2 December 2015

Craig Revel Horwood has said he is “so bored” of Ola Jordan and her claims that Strictly Come Dancing is fixed.

Horwood, 50, slammed the professional dancer for her attacks on the BBC ballroom show and said if she is going to complain she should be more “intelligent”.

Speaking to Woman he said: “To be honest, I am so bored of the Jordans now.

"Ola claimed in an interview that the show is fixed and called me pathetic.

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"Firstly, Strictly is in no way fixed.

"We’re all individuals on the judging panel, and there’s no way I could be told what to say. I would leave the programme if that were the case.”

Revel Horwood said that Jordan would not be complaining if she had remained in the competition with Iwan Thomas.

“Funny how she didn’t say that when she won with Chris Hollins in 2009,” he said.

"Please - if you’re going to bite the hand that feeds you, then at least do it in a more intelligent way.”

Jordan said that judges manipulate the leader board to ensure certain contestants stay in the competition and also claimed that the remaining celebrities have all had dance training.

Speaking to The Sun she said: "Some of the marking is way off. People are over-marked and under-marked. As a dancer, you can’t cheat me. I know who has been over-marked and under-marked."

Evictee Jamelia also hinted that the show is fixed following her dance-off against Peter Andre.

She told Zoe Ball on It Takes Two that Andre's standing ovation was "re-recorded".

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