James Jordan makes desperate plea after row with Shirley Ballas over Russia-Ukraine war

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Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan has taken to Instagram following his public Twitter spat with head judge Shirley Ballas, as he made a desperate plea for the conflict in Ukraine to end.

Just days ago James, 43, and Shirley, 61, found themselves disagreeing over whether the Russian members of the dance community have spoken out about the war in Ukraine.In view of his 242,000 Instagram followers, James issued a plea for the conflict in Ukraine to end.While watching an interview on Sky News, the Strictly star weighed in with his thoughts.He could be heard saying: "It is such a shame that all men in Russia can't be like this one."He just said he's embarrassed for Russia and doesn't believe what's going on."Let's hope that people of Russia stop this b****y madness, please," he added.James' plea comes just days after he entered into a Twitter spat with Strictly's head judge, Shirley. [removed 'Ballas']The husband of dance pro Ola Jordan openly condemned some of his former co-stars for their silence on the conflict.He wrote: "I don’t see many of the Russian dancers I know and have even shared the Strictly dance floor with them openly speaking out about the war against Ukraine."But are still promoting themselves on social media - very disappointed," he added alongside a teary face emoji."They know who they are - not [one] post about it," he added.In a separate tweet, James continued: “If they are too scared to speak out against wrong then stay the f*** off social media for a while and stop with the self-promotion during this horrific time."Have some respect.

Or… maybe they are not speaking out because they are brainwashed too," he finished.However his statement did not sit well with Shirley who was quick to fire back at.