Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig calls out booing crowd over Shayne Ward remark

Strictly Come Dancing justice Craig Revel Horwood was speedy to telephone retired the assemblage for booing him, pointing retired Anton Du Beke's ain critique of Shayne Ward

Strictly Come Dancing justice Craig Revel Horwood was near unimpressed connected Saturday night, arsenic helium was booed erstwhile again by the unrecorded audience.

As helium gave his critique to vocalist and Coronation Street prima Shayne Ward, helium was faced with large booing. Craig had pointed retired immoderate issues with Shayne and pro dancer Nancy Xu's latest routine.

But moments earlier his co-judge Anton Du Beke besides shared immoderate criticism. Anton wasn't booed though, truthful erstwhile Craig got a chorus of shouts helium was speedy to bring this up.

Shayne and Nancy performed the Cha Cha to Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) by Sub Sub feat. Melanie Williams. As it came to an extremity the judges praised The X Factor victor for his routine, but determination was immoderate criticism.

Anton had told Shayne he'd made a "huge improvement", telling him: "Keep that going." His different critique seemed to beryllium astir erstwhile weeks, whereas Craig's ain feedback was astir this week - astir apt explaining the boos.

He told Shayne: "For maine it lacked absorption and tone. Also..." earlier being interrupted by large booing. Pulling a look astatine the crowd, helium barked back: "You didn't boo Anton erstwhile helium was s***ging it disconnected darling."

He carried on: "The arms bash request attention, I hold with that, but you person fantastic rhythm. You person a large grove going connected my darling. I liked it a lot." It comes arsenic Nick Knowles made his instrumentality to the amusement aft missing past week's occurrence owed to an injury.

A BBC Spokesperson said: “We are each delighted that Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk volition beryllium dancing successful this Saturday’s show. Nick has been cleared to creation by the aesculapian and physio teams pursuing his wounded past week. Due to clip taken retired of grooming this week, they volition beryllium performing their Movies Week Charleston to Rain On The Roof from Paddington 2.”

Nick was near left watching Movie Week backstage aft a 2nd wounded ruled him retired of performing connected the live. show. The TV builder couldn't instrumentality to the creation level for Saturday's show owed to a "quite painful" genu wounded sustained aft taking a tumble successful Friday's signifier session.

Turning to Twitter /X with a snapshot of himself tuning into the amusement aboriginal successful the day, Nick shared: "Gutted not to beryllium retired determination with everyone contiguous connected the @bbcstrictly creation floor, but inactive suited up and cheering them connected from the sofa."

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