Strictly Pro Shake-Up?
As many as five professional dancers could be left without a job this autumn, as the show's new producers are looking to make changes.
The Daily Mirror reports that it could be a "bloodbath".
James Jordan has admitted that he and Ola are nervous, telling the paper: “If they want to change it, there is nothing we can do. We survived before Strictly so we just have to keep our fingers crossed. We really want to stay on.”
Kristina Rihanoff would also like to stay: “It is the thing we want to do – but you do get nervous because it is a thing you love and you want to be there.”
Vincent Simone said: “The whole team is going to be changing. They’re running with their own thing before they call us, so it’ll be a while before we know what’s happening.”
A source told the paper: “The new producers will have new ideas and new faces they want to bring in. There have been changes to the professional dancers before and there will be again this year. It is looking like there will be a bloodbath with as many as four or five changes. It’s important the show stays fresh. If you are a dancer and haven’t had a call by the end of May you should start looking for other work.”
These comments will no doubt make fans of the show nervous. While fresh faces can have a great impact - the addition of Kristina and Pasha Kovalev among others have both been hits with the public - they don't always work out. For ever Kristina, there's a Hayley Holt or Jarod Murillo (whose surname I just had to Google!) who fail to find their feet in the Strictly family. At the same time, there are constant calls for Ian Waite to return to the line-up.
There are obvious candidates for the chop. Brendan Cole, Erin Boag and Anton du Beke have been with the show since day one (the latter two never having lifted the glitterball) and are also the oldest, and James & Ola had a public bust-up with Craig Revel Horwood over their exclusion from the tour. Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace have always been popular with the producers, but with new people in the hot seats it could spell the end of the road for them.
Who knows what will happen. Let's just hope that any change will be for the better, rather than for the sake of it.
The Daily Mirror reports that it could be a "bloodbath".
James Jordan has admitted that he and Ola are nervous, telling the paper: “If they want to change it, there is nothing we can do. We survived before Strictly so we just have to keep our fingers crossed. We really want to stay on.”
Kristina Rihanoff would also like to stay: “It is the thing we want to do – but you do get nervous because it is a thing you love and you want to be there.”
Vincent Simone said: “The whole team is going to be changing. They’re running with their own thing before they call us, so it’ll be a while before we know what’s happening.”
A source told the paper: “The new producers will have new ideas and new faces they want to bring in. There have been changes to the professional dancers before and there will be again this year. It is looking like there will be a bloodbath with as many as four or five changes. It’s important the show stays fresh. If you are a dancer and haven’t had a call by the end of May you should start looking for other work.”
These comments will no doubt make fans of the show nervous. While fresh faces can have a great impact - the addition of Kristina and Pasha Kovalev among others have both been hits with the public - they don't always work out. For ever Kristina, there's a Hayley Holt or Jarod Murillo (whose surname I just had to Google!) who fail to find their feet in the Strictly family. At the same time, there are constant calls for Ian Waite to return to the line-up.
There are obvious candidates for the chop. Brendan Cole, Erin Boag and Anton du Beke have been with the show since day one (the latter two never having lifted the glitterball) and are also the oldest, and James & Ola had a public bust-up with Craig Revel Horwood over their exclusion from the tour. Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace have always been popular with the producers, but with new people in the hot seats it could spell the end of the road for them.
Who knows what will happen. Let's just hope that any change will be for the better, rather than for the sake of it.
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