Craig Revel Horwood demands celeb is DISQUALIFIED from Strictly before taking swipe at Anton Du Beke
STRICTLY’S Craig Revel Horwood shot down dance duo Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał and demanded they were “disqualified” over an illegal move.
The couple, who have been fuelling romance rumours throughout this year’s series, performed a romantic rumba on tonight’s show to Oasis classic Don’t Look Back in Anger.
However, their routine was heavily chastised by judge Craig after they performed an “illegal” lift that saw Pete carry and spin Jowita across the dancefloor.
According to Craig, the rules state that, in a rumba, one foot must remain on the ground at all times.
When it came to the critiques, Craig didn’t hold back, first swiping at fellow judge Anton Du Beke for ‘standing up too much’ before turning his attention to the competitors.
“Anton, darling, are you going to be standing up anymore? It’s getting really on my nerves,” Craig declared.
“And as for the lifts, that is totally illegal. There were two lifts, one foot should remain on the floor at all times.
“Of course, it’s up to the professional if they want to lose marks for that,” he continued.
“And of course, you’ll be marked down for that, and I think even a disqualification darling.”
The remark prompted the studio audience to loudly boo him, with the fellow judges looking shocked as well.
Undeterred, Craig continued: “I have an issue with that, because I think you should follow the rules.”
“With that being said, it was a little bit uncouth in some places,” he added. “But you know, I do like seeing how committed you are to this, because I can see very clearly that you have been studying and studying and studying to make this good.”
Craig eventually gave them just four points out of the possible 10 for their efforts.
Motsi Mabuse gave them five, Shirley Ballas was “impressed with Pete’s hip work” and gave six, while Anton awarded them a seven.
That gave them a total of 22 points out of a possible 40, plummeting them to the lower half of the leaderboard.
Now they have to rely on the public vote in order to keep them in another week.