Strictly's Kym Marsh pulled out all the stops to deliver a passionate Argentine Tango with partner Graziano Di Prima - but James Jordan was left unimpressed by one aspect of the routine.
He claimed that Kym, who has been blighted by panic and anxiety attacks in her bid to clinch the Glitterball Trophy, came across as "awkward" - and that there was no way he'd have matched Anton du Beke by giving her the top score.Although he praised Kym's co-star Hamza Yassin and admitted he "fell in love" with Will Mellor, the former ballroom star withheld the best of his praise from the former Hear'Say singer.He admitted he thought Kym and Graziano's dance was "exceptional", but insisted: " I wouldn't have given it a 10.""There were a couple of the lifts that I felt were a bit awkward," he added in a chat published in Hello!
magazine.On the other hand, he believed the judges' assessment of Ellie Taylor - who had been awarded just three points by Craig Revel Horwood - was "harsh".James insisted he'd have doubled Craig's estimation and given her a six.Meanwhile, despite receiving her first "ten" of the series, Kym has been forced to miss rehearsals earlier this week after suffering a bug and a series of crippling panic attacks behind the scenes.The star pulled out of her expected appearance on BBC Morning Live this week, after securing a very respectable score of 37 at the weekend.She and Graziano had gone down a storm with many Strictly fans after their moving performance to John Powell's 'Assassin's Tango'.The moment was a first for Graziano, who has never reached as far as week seven in the competition before now, and has never usually had the opportunity to perform to such a diverse range of music.Yet Kym had to be replaced by.
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