James Jordan surprised at Strictly result as he thought Helen and Gorka 'would walk it'
express.co.ukHamza Yassin shed tears of joy tonight as he clung to pro partner Jowita and declared her an "angel disguised as a human being" - but James Jordan says he was shocked to see him crowned the winner, as he'd thought Helen Skelton would "walk it".
James shared his feelings about the result in a candid Twitter post this evening."First time I remember a poll on my page not being accurate - and looked like she would walk it.
14,000 votes," he exclaimed of Helen."But - Well done Hamza on being bl**dy amazing from the beginning and creating some amazing dances with Jowita."James' poll had asked over 338,000 followers who they felt should be lifting the Glitterball Trophy this year, with intriguing results.48 percent of fans had suggested Helen, while Hamza was in second place with 32 percent.Fleur East had secured 17 percent of the votes, while Molly Rainford had acquired just four percent.However, bookies have been suggesting for weeks that it is Hamza who stood the highest chance of clinching the win.Fans responded on James' Twitter page with mixed opinions.@jubsyw expressed her regret at the result, exclaiming: "As soon as I heard [Hamza] was being groomed by the BBC to be the next David Attenborough I knew he would win."She added: "I’m so disappointed as he was not the best dancer."Meanwhile, @DalekDi chimed in: "Should be Gorka and Helen.
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