John was “broken by judges cruelty” says Kristina Rihanoff

The end, when it came, could not have been less glamorous – there was no glittering trophy, no applause, no spangles or sexy gown. Kristina Rihanoff was asleep in her rented one-bedroom flat in Central London when a text message came through on her mobile phone, at 8am on Wednesday. It read: ‘Call me when [...]

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Hi Everyone here’s the Strictly Come Dancing spoiler! Courtesy of those lovely fanatics over on the Digital Spy Forums!
Ok people, only click on “read the rest of entry” if you want to know who has been voted off, ahead of Strictly Come Dancing results show. If you want to see who has been voted off [...]

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Considering the nest of vipers into which he found himself delivered, John Sergeant could be forgiven for asking himself this week if he somehow managed to stray into the wrong reality show.
Because what must, on first glance, have appeared to be the mildly diverting prospect of a few weeks of gentle foxtrotting on Strictly Come [...]

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After John Sergeant’s decision to pull out of the competition this week, six couples now remain in contention for the Strictly title. Despite John’s exit, another celebrity will be leaving the show this weekend. Here are the dances our remaining duos will be performing:
Tom & Camilla – Tango
Christine & Matthew – Cha Cha
Lisa & Brendan [...]

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A firm dislike of the limelight by John Sergeant’s wife may have played a part in his decision to quit Strictly Come Dancing.
While the former political journalist relishes his increased celebrity, it is not something shared by Mary Sergeant.
She has steadfastly avoided attending any of the TV shows and her disdain of the ‘fame game’ [...]

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The BBC has received more than 2,000 complaints from viewers upset over the withdrawal of John Sergeant from Strictly Come Dancing.
Today the corporation said that since the announcement of Sergeant’s departure yesterday morning, it had received 2,094 complaints from Strictly fans unhappy he was leaving, with the figure expected to rise during the day.
This contrasts [...]

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IT was war on BBC Breakfast today when Strictly dancer Karen Hardy blasted Chris Parker for sticking up for John Sergeant.
Ex-EastEnders star Chris, who made it through to the finals of the first series with partner Hanna Karttunen, said he felt the judges had been too harsh on John who was called a ‘dancing pig [...]

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Tonight’s It Take’s Two was a rollercoaster wasn’t it?
Firstly there was an interview with John and Kristina about the day’s events and John explained his actions; how he felt he should step aside. I felt really sorry for Kristina who said she tried to change his mind but she supported his decision.
So we have a [...]

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 Bruce on John’s departure:
“It was a bit of a shock. He ruined my opening joke this week – I was going to say ‘Ladies, gentlemen and children, welcome to The John Sergeant Show. Now I’ve got to get a different joke. I feel sorry for John because he was put in the most awkward position. [...]

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What a furor! (It’s a word look it up).
Well it’s going to go down in history isn’t it?
Much the same as people now say, “Where were you when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?”, the 19th November, 2008 will now go down in history as The Day John Sergeant Quit Strictly Come Dancing.
Henceforth, this day [...]

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I predict a riot.
John Sergeant has sensationally quit Strictly Come Dancing this morning. Poor John!
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.”

John and Kristina will be dancing a “farewell dance” on Saturday [...]

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STRICTLY Come Dancing beauty Lisa Snowdon has shared a steamy snog with star dancer Brian Fortuna.
Lisa — who used to date Hollywood hunk George Clooney — got saucy with Brian at a London nightclub.
They kissed at a bash for swimmer Mark Foster after he got the boot from the show. And American Brian, 26 — [...]

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