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Privacy NoticeA former Strictly Come Dancing professional has come forward to address an old video clip from 18 years ago that recently resurfaced and raised eyebrows on social media. The vintage footage showing the pro dancer James Jordan and his celebrity partner has ignited a fiery debate online – but he insisted last night that is was all a joke, with him “playing” the bad guy with the scenes exaggerated for a filmed piece. James – who is married to fellow Strictly star Ola Jordan – posted: “For those of you who have seen the edited BBC VT of me training with Georgina 18 years ago – yes I had hair once! ! But I just wanted to reassure you that footage was shot and edited together by the BBC team for transmission on It Takes Two 18 years ago in specific ways for the purposes of ENTERTAINMENT.” Sign up to OK!’s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
James cleared up that the training video was for entertainment purposes only
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“Many of the clips were not related to Georgina at all (they are not allowed to do that these days as it misrepresents what actually happened) but were included for the purpose of exaggeration. The BBC thought it would be fun to put this VT together in the way they did. You can see Georgina laughing about it in the studio and in the clips..” He continued: “And I have never received ANY complaints from any of my celebrity dance partners in the 8 years I was on the show. Obviously if I had genuinely upset anyone, that footage would NEVER have been allowed to be used in that way by the BBC themselves. The Producers loved to paint me as the bad guy and I played along…always a perfectionist …but I would never have deliberately upset anyone and pride myself on good friendships with my celebrity dance partners.”, reports the Mirror. He continued: “I strongly suggest that nobody attempts to link this edited BBC VT with the current alleged reports of abusive behaviour taking place behind the scenes by other Strictly professionals. There is no comparison to be drawn between those awful allegations and the highly produced and exaggerated VT from the BBC archives that is featuring on social media. To be clear, I deplore bullying or abusiveness in the workplace.”
During an episode of spin-off It Takes Two, a compilation of their gruelling training sessions was aired, which has now been reposted on TikTok and sparked a fierce reaction.
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James, who danced with numerous celebs during his stint on Strictly Come Dancing from 2006 until 2013, hasn’t set foot on the BBC show for over ten years but he’s never far from the Strictly conversation, often sharing his professional insights on pairings throughout each series. Most recently, he’s chimed in about the wave of dancers exiting Strictly in recent weeks. Back in 2006, actress Georgina was paired with James in a bid for the Glitterball trophy, which was ultimately clinched by Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy. During an episode of spin-off It Takes Two, then-host Claudia Winkleman aired a compilation of their gruelling training sessions, which has now been reposted on TikTok and sparked a fierce reaction. “I’m a force to be reckoned with,” declared Jordan at the start of the clip. The montage shows the 46 year old hurling a chair and swearing during dance rehearsals.
James was partnered with Georgina in 2006
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“I’ll kill you. Stand on your left leg,” he is heard saying at one point. “I will push her to her limit. She will go through that pain, and as far as I’m concerned, tough luck.” “Unless she’s actually physically broken a rib, I don’t care. Unless her feet are bleeding I don’t care, if they are sore, dance through it,’ he then stated to the camera. When the former Holby City star asks Jordan what he’d do if she made a mistake during a live show, he replied: “I’ll drag you across the floor then scream at you when we get off. “”.Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnClaudia WinklemanJames JordanStrictly Come Dancing
