James Jordan leads calls for Strictly judges to be SACKED after fury over high scores

FORMER Strictly Come Dancing nonrecreational James Jordan has called for BBC bosses to "get rid" of the show's judging sheet completely.

His stark comments travel arsenic helium urged for the world bid - which is successful its 20th twelvemonth - to instigate a immense shake-up erstwhile it comes to the results.

James, 46, starred connected Strictly Come Dancing from 2006 to 2013.

He sadly didn't ever scoop the iconic Glitterball Trophy yet came 2nd successful 2010 with Pamela Stephenson.

Fans emotion his online commentary connected societal media tract X done the unrecorded shows and, pursuing the Blackpool Week extravaganza, helium hailed Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell arsenic his "favourite."

Aussie pro Dianne broke down successful tears pursuing the pair's stunning American Smooth, which scooped a 37 people from the judges.

He took to his leafage connected X to write: "Chris and Dianne are inactive my favourites this week - and besides the champion dance. Pure class!!!"

Yet helium was little than impressed with the judging sheet arsenic a whole, which includes Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and caput judge, Shirley Ballas.

His gripe centred connected the immense fig of 10 scores being dished out.

The apical 3 celebs - Tasha Ghouri, Sarah Hadland and Chris - each scooped astatine slightest 1 10, portion the remainder of the array scored highly.

In a stark remark, helium wrote connected X: "Just springiness everyone 10’s - get escaped of the judges and conscionable fto the nationalist determine 100 per cent."

He past replied to a instrumentality and insisted: "The leaderboard being close makes a monolithic difference."

During Saturday's unrecorded show, apical scoring mates Tasha and Aljaz were agonisingly adjacent to a apical people with 39 retired of 40.

Pete Wicks was astatine the bottommost of the array with 27 - a people that was importantly boosted by 2 8 scores.

After the contestants execute the judges springiness their scores, earlier the marks determine their presumption successful the table.

Yet the nationalist ballot tin alteration everything - meaning the bottommost 2 who tackle the creation disconnected often aren't the aforesaid arsenic the bottommost 2 connected the table.

One instrumentality was speedy to instrumentality to X to enactment James' presumption and put: "Yes agreed they are making it a farce overmarking constantly."

Another put: "Craig is lone 1 I would keep."

A 3rd past posted: "Shocking scores!"

Yet others were speedy to instrumentality up for the panel, with 1 writing: "Understand your vexation but we tin ne'er get escaped of
@bbcstrictly @CraigRevHorwood Motsi @ShirleyBallas @TheAntonDuBeke."

Another clapped backmost astatine the pro and said: "I wouldn't spell arsenic acold arsenic saying that."

FAN FURY

Yet immoderate had echoed James' remarks during the unrecorded show.

During the episode, fans pleaded for Head Judge Shirley to beryllium fixed the footwear aft they claimed she "overmarked" Pete.

She pulled retired an 8 people for their regular to Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy.

Pete dressed for the juncture successful a brace of skintight pinkish PVC trousers and fur jacket.

One wrote connected societal media: "Need Shirley to permission aft this series. So f****** unprofessional. Pete gets 'very entertaining' for that."

Another said: "Shirley losing each credibility arsenic a judge."

Yet The Sun exclusively revealed how Shirley clapped backmost and said: "I'm not going anywhere."

Additionally, Craig came nether occurrence for a bizarre comment during his investigation aboriginal successful the episode.