John's Gone!

John’s withdrawal from the competition is cowardly and selfish. The more I think about it, the more cross I get.

John said that he had to withdraw because he might just win it. To think that he might win is a little presumptuous in my opinion. The best dancer usually wins, even when there is a ‘wildcard’ left toward the end. But John ends up looking like the good guy by stepping aside. Victory would have been bittersweet he said. Victory would have been a bloody miracle.

John said that being in the dance-off would be humiliating. Excuse me, but it is a process that most participants have to go through. He is being a coward by not exposing himself to the threat of a dance-off. And now they give him the chance to do a final dance on Saturday, so he gets to leave without the chance of being in the dance-off. Coward.

John has let down all the people that have been voting for him over recent weeks. A lot of people genuinely enjoyed his performances and he has thrown it back in their faces.

But it’s Kristina that my heart goes out to. She worked damned hard to get him through as far as he had. Her choreography is amazing, and it is clear the amount of work she has put into their routines. He is very selfish to take away her journey through her first series of Strictly.

So now, John looks like the good guy. Stepping aside for his fellow participants and leaving on a high of an unjudged dance.

I hope the crowd are not on his side on Saturday. He doesn’t deserve the ovation that the likes of Cherie and Heather have got. He doesn’t deserve the respect that I wrote asking people to show him just the other day. I have lost all respect for John.

Kristina Rhianoff is a wonderful asset to Strictly Come Dancing. I can’t wait to see her on tour with a partner who understands the gift he has been blessed with, whomever that ends up being.