Wife of Strictly Come Dancing winner, Tom Chambers has blasted the shows judges for not properly supporting her husband until the final show of the series.

“I feel the judges have been fairly harsh on Tom all series,” Claire told the Daily Mail. “The quickstep deserved 10s and when Craig [Revel Horwood] gave him a seven for his fabulous waltz, I wanted to go over, live on TV, and give him a slap!

“If anything, it made people warm to Tom even more. But because of how they were, it makes it all the more thrilling that all four judges were blown away by his show dance in the final.”

Clare also accused head judge Len of trying to drive a wedge between Tom and his fellow contestant Austin Healy.

“After Tom and Austin’s jives, Len had told Tom he was right up there with Austin flying the flag for the boys,” she explained. “It was like he was trying to create rivalry. But they remained really good buddies.”