November 11th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: John Sergeant, Strictly Come Dancing 2008

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. Tags: Bruno Tonioli, John Sergeant, Strictly Come Dancing 2008

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. Tags: Arlene Phillips, John Sergeant, Strictly Come Dancing 2008

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. Tags: John Sergeant, Strictly Come Dancing 2008

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. Tags: John Sergeant, Strictly Come Dancing 2008

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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August 28th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: John Sergeant, Strictly Come Dancing 2008
John Sergeant (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Kristina Rihanoff)
John is one of Britain’s most popular and respected broadcasters and authors. His award-winning career as a political journalist has been as lengthy as it has been successful and has seen him interview heavyweight luminaries such as Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and John Major.
In recent years John has also become known for his appearances on comedy panel shows such as Have I Got News For You, QI and Room 101. Read more & comment »