Strictly Come Dancing’s opening number featuring men in drag split audience opinion like never before. Some fans threatened to boycott the show while others hailed Saturday night’s routine as the best group dance in the programme’s history.
BBC bosses were proud of the dance, inspired by Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which kicked off musicals week. Former Strictly professional James Jordan, 42, who is married to ex-pro Ola, waded into the row by declaring: “I have to say I’m glad I never had to dance in a pro dance like that. “I’m sure many of you enjoyed it, which is fine, just not my style.” One viewer retorted: “He was a professional dancer on the campest show on TV.
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