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James and Ola Jordan slam Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood for ‘unfair’ scoring of Rose Ayling-Ellis

Rose and Giovanni received high scores last night

James and Ola Jordan have criticised Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood for his scoring of Rose Ayling-Ellis last night.

Rose performed twice with her professional partner Giovanni Pernice, first doing a Waltz and then an Argentine Tango.

Rose and Giovanni’s incredible Tango bagged them a perfect score of 40 from the judges.

However, they received a slightly lower score for their Waltz and former Strictly pros James and Ola have hit out at Craig for giving the pair a nine.

Giovanni and Rose defended by James Jordan on Strictly
Giovanni and Rose bagged high scores last night (Credit: BBC)

What happened on Strictly last night?

However, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke each gave Rose a 10.

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Speaking in their Hello! magazine column, James said: “It was probably the best Waltz we have ever seen on Strictly. I do not understand where Craig was coming from with that 9.

“Rose may have had a tiny slip up with her footwork, but there are tiny imperfections in every routine – even ones that Craig has given tens for in the past.”

James Jordan slams Craig's Strictly score for Rose
James and Ola slammed Craig’s score of nine (Credit: BBC)

Meanwhile, Ola added: “It was unfair to give her a 9 when she delivered such a flawless performance. It was the dance of the night.”

Viewers agreed with Ola and James on Craig’s scoring of Rose.

One person said on Twitter: “Bloody Craig has an agenda against Rose and Gio, always giving a 9 when it was clearly a 10.”

Another tweeted: “Seriously, Craig giving Rose a 9. Deserved a perfect 10 wtf.”

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What did viewers say?

A third added: “Craig giving Rose and Gio a 9 for that Waltz is infuriating.”

However, viewers were more thrilled when Rose and Giovanni received a perfect score of 40 for their Argentine Tango.

And many are predicting they’ll win the series next weekend if they make it through the semi-finals tonight.

One person said: “Rose and Giovanni have to win right?! They’re just the perfect couple.”

Another fan gushed: “One couple deserves to win and in my humble, it’s Rose and Giovanni.”

The Strictly Come Dancing final airs on BBC One, Saturday December 18, at 7pm.

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Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)