‘No need for Craig’s dig at Tyler,’ one disgruntled fan said (Picture: BBC)
Craig Revel Horwood has been called out by Strictly Come Dancing fans for a shady comment he made about Tyler West while giving Will Mellor critique, with one saying the remark was ‘too personal’ for their liking.
On tonight’s episode of the BBC programme, the celebrities and their professional dance partners made their way to the famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom for a very special week.
Tyler and his partner Dianne Buswell paid homage to the disco epoch with their energetic Salsa, performing to a mash-up of some of KC & The Sunshine Band’s greatest hits.
Despite delighting the audience with their epic moves, Craig said that he would have wanted better hip action from the radio presenter.
He reiterated this point of view later on when showering Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps star Will with praise for his Samba, telling the actor: ‘There was so much hip content, I think you need to go backstage and teach Tyler a thing or two about that.’
This quip prompted shock from the audience and his fellow judges, as Craig added: ‘Just saying!’
Tyler and Dianne raised the roof with their routine (Picture: BBC)
It looked as though Will and his partner Nancy Xu didn’t know how to react to the remark (Picture: BBC)
Several viewers criticised the harsh comment, while also pointing out that Craig ended up giving Tyler and Will the same score despite comparing their performances.
‘Again no need for Craig’s dig at Tyler,’ one person said, while another added: ‘It felt extremely strange for Craig to insult Tyler by saying Will should teach him a thing about it and then score will the same as Tyler WHAT is going on.’
‘That was a bit unnecessary from Craig about Tyler considering he just went on to give him the exact same score,’ someone else stated, as another wrote: ‘Ouch that comment from Craig was a bit over the mark, too personal and put both Will & Tyler in a very uncomfortable position. Uncalled for.’
At the end of tonight’s show, Fleur East and Vito Coppola soared to the top of the leaderboard after achieving the first perfect score of the 2022 series.
On the other end, Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe were at the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 31 out of a possible 40.
Gorka Márquez delivered one of the highlights of the night at the end of his routine with Helen Skelton, when he and dancer Cameron Lombard shared a choreographed kiss.
So who’s going to go home at the end of Blackpool week? Find out tomorrow!
The Strictly results show airs tomorrow at 7.20pm on BBC One.
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‘No need for Craig’s dig at Tyler,’ one disgruntled fan said.
