Strictly Come Dancing pro rips into Amanda Abbington and Giovanni over 'weird' routine
ok.co.ukFormer Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole has had his say on Amanda Abbington's Salsa calling it “weird” and admitting it “doesn't excite me.” Amanda and Giovanni Pernice performed to Oye by Gloria Estefan and scored a grand total of 32 for their routine, after being an eight by the four judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke.
But while the judges may have enjoyed the routine, Brendan slammed the inclusion of lifts and claimed it "fell off towards the end".
He explained: "Lifts never excite me – it's not a tricky thing to do for a professional dancer so that kind of thing doesn't excite me. "It's a weird look it's not particularly elegant.
It's not the kind of thing I'd do, but they got their cheeky laugh and they got there.They got their moment, but I do think she did a great number." Speaking to Sky Bingo , the 47 year old explained Amanda was “amazing” but the dance “fell off towards the end.” “She flagged towards the end, and the judges didn't pick that up, which I found interesting," Brendan continued. "That was one of the key things about her number, it started powerfully, she was amazing and she looked fantastic. "Then suddenly, it fell off towards the end.
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