November 19th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
BREAKING NEWS!! John Sergeant has announced that he is pulling out of the Strictly Come Dancing TV show after his endurance on the show made headlines in tabloids and broadsheets alike.
John is leaving the show as he realises that at this point there is a real chance he could win the show, and he wouldn’t want to deprive one of the ‘real dancers’ from that title.
In a statement, he said: “The trouble is that there is now a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far.”
BBC One controller Jay Hunt said: “We are very sad to see him go.”
Sergeant, who was partnered with Russian dancer Kristina Rihanoff said: “I am sorry to say I have decided to leave Strictly Come Dancing.
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November 19th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
Outgoing Strictly Come Dancing contestant, Cherie Lunghi, has accused flat footed John Sergeant of turning the show into a soap opera.
Lunghi also claims that John is only still in the show because of his sexy dance partner Kristina Rihanoff.
Cherie told BBC Breakfast news: “Kristina is a wonderful dancer and makes him look wonderful. I don’t know whether it’s a Marilyn Monroe fantasy or whatever, but it’s a show and it is entertainment.
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November 17th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
It seems that even the Strictly Come Dancing judges are resigned to the fact that John Sergeant may just win the show and female judge, Arlene Phillips is urging him to practise harder and earn his place on the team.
Phillips told the BBC: “He’s not making much effort.
“The dancers are constantly working but John just sits there and reads the paper.
“A lot of people are non-stop practising, [but] to achieve what? Why don’t the girls just all throw off their clothes and the boys do a comedy dance? Is that going to help?”
November 17th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
Strictly Come Dancing judges are said to be livid that political broadcaster, John Sergeant has escaped the boot AGAIN, leaving accomplished dancer Cheri Lunghi to go home.
Arlene Phillips is said to be particularly angry at the result of the public vote. An insider told The Mirror: “Arlene thinks it’s a joke that John is still in it. It’s ridiculous that Cherie had to leave as she’s a much better dancer.
“She did see what people saw in John but she thinks that should be over now, it’s getting a bit silly. It’s got to the stage now where it’s time for John to go.”
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November 12th, 2008 by Sarah.
Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly has pledged her support for John Sergeant following recent criticism of his performance in the competition.
John has received low scores from the show’s judges in recent weeks, but the broadcaster has continually been saved by the public vote.
Bruno Tonioli recently revealed that he’s “appalled” with the public voters who have supported John, adding, “I don’t understand it. It’s a dancing competition.”
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November 11th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
The Strictly Come Dancing judges have spent this week lamenting the persistance of John Sergeant.
John has consistently been at the bottom end of the Strictly leaderboard from week one, yet the public are voting in their thousands to keep him on the show.
John has hit back at the judges and their criticisms by telling The Mirror:
“I wish they would stop saying it is a travesty and unfair for me to still be in the show.
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November 10th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
Strictly Come Dancing judge, Bruno Tonioli has revealed that he is furious that John Sergeant hasn’t been voted off the show yet.
Bruno told The Sun: “I’m spitting feathers, I’m appalled and disgusted. I don’t understand it. It’s a dancing competition.”
An insider told the newspaper that Bruno and fellow judges Arlene and Craig has made a pact to evict John if he ended up in the bottom two, they said: “They are incredulous John’s still in the show.
“They pride themselves on the standard of the competition going up, not down.
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November 3rd, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
Strictly Come Dancing judge, Arlene Phillips is less than happy that another eviction has taken place, yet John Sergeant survived to dance another week.
Last night saw GMTV presenter, Andrew Castle, leave the BBC One reality TV show, but Arlene has a strong opinion on who she think’s should have gone.
Angry Arlene told The Sun: “One’s always hoping that the people at the bottom of the leader board will be in the bottom two. We’re judging on the ability to dance.
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October 31st, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
Strictly Come Dancing star, John Sargeant is to perform a Foxtrot on Saturday night’s show according to his partner Kristina Rhianoff.
Kristina told MSN: “We’ve got a bit of Fred and Ginger going on there.”
“John is doing wonderfully, he’s enjoying himself so much, he’s doing the foxtrot and it’s just his dance so he’s doing well.”
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October 9th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry.
Political journalist, John Sergeant, has revealed that he is sure that the Prime Minister is backing him to win Strictly Come Dancing this year.
John joked with The Sun: “I think even the Prime Minister is voting for me — while trying to save the global economy, of course.”
He added: “I imagine they’re all there in the Cabinet saying, ‘Forget the credit crunch, should we back John’s samba?’
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