Is Strictly FIXED? Former winner Ola Jordan claims judges routinely rig marking to keep the acts they want in the contest
- Professional dancer Ola Jordan has fired parting shot at Strictly producers
- Jordan, 33, last week announced she had left the show after 10 years
- Now she has claimed judges under-score and over-score the performers
- She claims this is done to rig the leaderboard and retain favoured dancers, but the BBC has described her accusations as 'nonsense'
- For more on the Strictly claims visit www.dailymail.co.uk/strictly
Departed Strictly Come Dancing performer Ola Jordan has fired parting shots at her former employer - claiming judges regularly over-score and under-score performers to rig the leaderboard.
Jordan, 33, has told The Sun she left the show after 10 years because she was forced out and marginalised by producers.
But she also claimed she and the other professional dancers believe judges rig the show in order to keep contestants they prefer in the competition.
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Ola Jordan (pictured) has claimed Strictly judges purposely over and under-score performances
Jordan said the judges give scores in order to rig the leaderboard and ensure certain contestants stay in the competition
She said: 'People are over-marked and under-marked. In my opinion they know how many votes people scored in the previous weeks and then they try to influence their position on the leaderboard.
'If the show is not fair, it takes the fun out of it.'
Her exit from the show has become increasingly acrimonious following her husband James Jordan's exit from the show last year.
A former professional for the show, Mr Jordan, 37, was supposedly sacked - though he maintains that he walked out - and it has seemingly caused a continued rift between Ola and producers.
Pictured are Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman
A representative for Strictly Come Dancing said: 'As far is Strictly is concerned it would be unfair to speculate about any one individual as no decisions have yet been made about anyone for next year's line up.'
A spokeperson for the BBC this morning described Jordan's claims as 'nonsense'.
They added: 'Any suggestion that the scores are "fixed" is nonsense.
'Each judge scores each dance independently, based on its merits and in their expert opinion.'
Meanwhile, Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani's red hot chemistry has seen them soar to the top of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard.
And as the BBC cast decamp to Blackpool's famous Tower Ballroom for tonight's special edition of the dance competition, the pair were wrapped up warm for a day of rehearsals and promotion on Friday.
The couple, who have fiercely denied rumours of a romance, cosied up for photos alongside their rival pairs at the Tower Ballroom, coordinating in cosy winter wear.
Jay and Aliona had tongues wagging last month when they were pictured putting on quite the cosy display as they waited for their taxi outside the Pride of Britain awards.
Soon after the pictures emerged, Jay defended his budding relationship with the dancer, claiming she is ‘happily married’ to sales director Vincent.
‘Aliona is happily married to an Irish fellow who I think is a legend,’ he told The Sun on Sunday.
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