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Jo Wood has finally left Strictly Come Dancing. Her ex husband will be pleased!

Wood found herself in the bottom two with Olympic athlete Jade Johnson.

Wood and Cole disappointed the judges with their samba and scored only 14. They finished at the bottom of the leaderboard.

After the dance-off, all four judges saved Jade Johnson. However, Alesha Dixon praised Wood for being a “fantastic sport” on the show.

Speaking about her departure, the entrepreneur said: “I’m surprised that I lasted this long. I have enjoyed every second. I am going to go and dance with [Brendan] on his tour.”

Strictly come Dancing star, Jo Wood has been struggling with her nerves ever since she joined the competition. It probably doesn’t help that she can’t actually dance!

As a result of her shattered nerves, she sought advice from confidence and nerve management guru Boo Holmes. After a meeting at Jo’s house and going through some important techniques to boost Jo’s confidence (like breathing exercises, having positive body language, and learning to visualise the dance), Jo was noticeably more upbeat through rehearsals.

She told her partner Brendan Cole:

‘On Saturday, I’m going to go out there and surprise you. Really want to surprise you and you go, oh my god Jo, that was amazing’.

The chances are very, very slim Jo. Don’t get your hopes up!

Who would have tagged Brendan Cole as a granny chaser? But in an interview with the News of the World, he called Jo Woods ’so sexy!’

“Jo may be 20 years older than me, but this is no mother-son relationship,” he said. “I want the country to be ready to watch some of the sexiest rumbas they’ve ever seen, courtesy of us.

“Jo is so sexy. She is endearing and pretty. I’d heard the bookies said there was a 7-1 chance we’d have an affair. Considering I’m engaged, it’s kind of disgusting, but we had a laugh about it.

“Then we were practising the rumba and Jo nailed this one sexy move. I told her the odds had fallen to 5-1. The next day they were down to 4-1. That’s where we stopped it, though it’s a standing joke.”

“When she is struggling I will give her a little kick in the pants and say, ‘Is that all you’ve got, granny?’” he said. “And I’ll see that feisty little spark in her eye.

“Now I push her hard and she responds brilliantly. We’ve got a little spark together and I hope that will come across on the dancefloor. We’re working well and we’ve got great chemistry.”

Strictly Come Dancing dancer Brendan Cole has hit out at the decision to pit Strictly against the X Factor this year.

Last week, the BBC admitted that they would be scheduling Strictly to air at the same time as ITV’s X Factor.

Speaking to The Mirror, Cole commented: “I think it’s a shame that two great shows have to compete. I don’t quite get the understanding of it.

“Obviously the BBC and the powers that be decide the scheduling. It’s got nothing to do with me. But I think it’s sad that people are going to have to flick between the channels and not see either of the great shows in their entirety.

“I don’t think it’s necessary. There’s enough time for both.”

A Strictly insider admitted: “Brendan’s comments probably won’t go down well. The row over the scheduling hasn’t been the best build-up to the programme and execs are annoyed that it is overshadowing everything.”

Strictly Come Dancing competitor Jo Wood has reportedly been taking performance tips from her ex-husband’s former bandmate, Mick Jagger.

A BBC1 insider told The Sun: “Jo’s been after some performance tips from Mick Jagger.

“She knows that he’s got lots of experience as a showman and she really wants to make sure she dazzles in the competition.

“So who better than the Rolling Stones’ frontman for some advice?

“The pair are pals and she’s really keen to do her best on Strictly.”

Jo, has been paired with Brendan Cole, who is notoriously competitive. The pair have been practising for hours every day.

The insider added: “It’s especially hard work as each couple have to do two dances this year.

“There have been a lot of blisters.”

Strictly Come Dancing professional, Brendan Cole, has slammed the judges on the show for favouring the male celebrities over the females.

Speaking to The Sun Brendan revealed that he thought Austin Healy had been too generously marked when he received perfect 10’s for his recent salsa.

He said: “I felt it was very highly marked.”

Brendan added that he and Lisa Snowdon, also did a “nice” salsa but didn’t come close to Austin’s results.

He said: “I thought our scores were spot on. But what I’m talking about is a ten for a dance that I don’t consider to be a very good salsa. For a quarter-final I expect more.”

The 32-year-old added: “Austin, please don’t knock me out for saying that!”

New Zealand dancer, Brendan Cole has revealed that he would love to be a judge on Strictly Come Dancing.

Brendan told Closer magazine:

“I’d jump into a seat in a heartbeat! I love this show.”

However if he did get into the hotseat he wouldn’t be tipping himself and partner Lisa Snowdon to win.

He said: “I’d love to see Tom and Austin in the final – but saying that I wouldn’t be in it and that wouldn’t be good!”

I think that Strictly bosses should consider Brendan’s offer. He would be miles better than the caustic Craig Revel Horwood or the ridiculously scripted Arlene Phillips!

Strictly Come Dancing pro Brendan Cole is reported to have said that his £30,000 Strictly Come Dancing pay is “too low.”

The judges on the show get £90,000 each for the three-month series and host Bruce Forsyth gets £450,000. All the pro dancers get the same deal as Brendan.

The 32-year-old said, “My money from Strictly just about pays the bills. I don’t have a car. I would like to get one, but until then I’m on the Tube.”

Speaking to Star magazine he added, “I don’t even own my house that I live in. I can’t afford it. I rent where I live.”

Professional dancer, Brendan Cole has revealed why he stormed of the Strictly Come Dancing set after his first performance last week with Lisa Snowdon.

After the judges slated Snowdon and Cole’s performance, Brendan was seen storming off leaving his dance partner alone and in tears.

Brendan told Lisa on her London’s Capital Radio show yesterday:

“I made a little pact with myself this time that I wasn’t going to get upset, but that won’t last long by the way.

“I had cameras shoved in my face and the judges were a bit rough with me. I was like ‘don’t say anything’ so I got a little bit tense and I stormed off.

“Then I came back and Lisa was all upset. I said ‘what’s wrong?’, so we didn’t have a tiff, but we had a moment that’s for sure.

“It was caught on camera, I said ‘I’m going, I’m leaving’.”