FORMER Strictly professional Ola Jordan thinks that FOUR celebrities were overmarked this week – and one dance was a complete mess.
The 42-year-old appeared on the BBC show between 2006 and 2015.
She thinks that Jamie was overscored[/caption]
Saturday night’s instalment of the competition saw the celebrities dress up for Halloween Week – which saw Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsaikkas take the top spot of the leader board with 38 points.
There were a lot of high marks in the 30s, with nine of the 11 couples receiving above 30 points.
And the dancer thinks that some of them didn’t deserve it.
When asked if she thought the judges’ scoring was fair, Ola told Mecca Bingo: “It was way overmarked. They were throwing tens like there was nothing.
“Jamie and Michelle got two 10s. Ten is like perfection and that wasn’t perfection.
“Sarah and Vito got 10s maybe one 10, but two 10s? I disagree.”
“Tasha and Aljaž got a 10 but I didn’t believe that was a 10.
“I love them and I’m a big fan of them both, but I think that was the worst dance for them. It was messy for me.
“Obviously, it was part of the theme that they were shaking but it was just a mess.
“She got 10 from Anton, that’s not a 10, definitely a nine but not a 10.
“Overall, I think they overmarked like Montell got three nines for that Cha Cha.
“Her footwork wasn’t a nine for me. I think they tried to hype up the whole show, so they threw so many tens around.”
Sam and Nikita were awarded 31 points for their Jive performance.
Ola didn’t hold back, and added: “That was probably my least favourite dance of Sam’s. I feel that dance was overmarked.
Halloween Week scores
- Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsaikkas – 38
- Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola – 38
- Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec – 37
- Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe – 35
- JB Gill and Amy Dowden – 32
- Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal – 31
- Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin – 31
- Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu – 31
- Wynne Evans and Katya Jones – 31
- Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell – 26
- Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez – 26
“I think it was a mess when I was looking at it, I was like, ‘what is this?’
“I think the whole taking the costume off was a bit of a distraction for her and she was so buzzing.
“You get this buzz from doing a live show. She was so buzzing and then they were going wrong, they were not in sync.
“Actually, it was the worst dance for her again.”
“The other dances that she did were actually pretty good, but this one was definitely not my favourite, and I find it really strange that she got the best scores for that dance.
“I feel like she’s been overmarked this week. I didn’t like it at all.”
Ola joined the Strictly cast in 2006.
Over the years Ola has danced with the likes of Chris Hollins, Robbie Savage, Sid Owen and Ashley Taylor Dawson.
But in 2015 she decided to call it quits.
Confirming the speculation, Ola said on Twitter: “Hi tweeps…. So, yes it’s true. I will be leaving Strictly at the end of this series.
“I have had an amazing 10 years on the show, but things change and I feel it’s time for me to move onto other things.
“I love Strictly and have met some amazing people and made some great friends who I will miss massively.
“I am so grateful for the show for what it has given me.”
She added: “I also want to thank all of you for your continuous support throughout the show.
“You will never know how much it means to me. I love you all.
“I wanted to finally say how amazing all the pro dancers are. The show is a massive success because you are brilliant at what you do.
“Sometimes in life you have to take a step backwards in order to keep moving forwards.”
She also mentioned that Tasha was overmarked[/caption]
