Craig Revel Horwood fuels Pete Wicks ‘feud’ as he doubles down on call to disqualify him over ‘illegal’ move
STRICTLY Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has added fuel to his feud with Pete Wicks.
The 59-year-old shocked viewers over the weekend when he called for the reality star to be disqualified over an illegal move – and he’s not backing down.
Asked if he still stood by his comments, Craig insisted: “Of course.”
Speaking last night at the Pride of Britain, he continued: “That will never happen though, will it?
“I don’t think we’ve ever really disqualified anyone, but at least we can mark them down if they do do something illegal, so that’s sort of my point.”
On Saturday night Pete and Jowita Przystal performed a romantic rumba to the Oasis classic Don’t Look Back in Anger.
The routine came under fire 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.
He told the pair: “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 – who gave them just four points – added: “I have an issue with that, because I think you should follow the rules.”
Despite Craig’s concerns, the public helped keep the couple in and it was JB Gill and Paul Merson who found themselves in the bottom two.
Former footballer Paul, who was paired with Karen Hauer, ended up getting the boot.
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