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James - I was the biggest character on Strictly...
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Just watching CBB and James was chatting about Strictly with Dee.
He said how he was the biggest character out of the male dancers, the others were 'beige', apart from Anton, who he accepted had character too.
He also talked about how he didn't think Tess and Claudia should have replaced Bruce, and that there should still be a man and woman hosting...possibly Michael Barrymore!!!
He said how he was the biggest character out of the male dancers, the others were 'beige', apart from Anton, who he accepted had character too.
He also talked about how he didn't think Tess and Claudia should have replaced Bruce, and that there should still be a man and woman hosting...possibly Michael Barrymore!!!
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I think it is more poor Anton!
I've had a sneaky look at James's thesaurus (yes, really - he does have one).
Character noun: knob, idiot, gobsh*te, moron, dullard, twit (and the other one with a different vowel), ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, simpleton, jerk, d*ckhead, fool, dolt, dingbat, buffoon, oaf
I think he might be right.
Anton will probably just preen himself and agree :cool::D
I was looking for the "favourite" button...been using Twitter too much
Personally, I found James obnoxious on Strictly and, outside of that, he didn't have much of a character on the show. Anton, Brendan, Ian, Vincent, Artem and Robin all seemed to have much more of a presence than him. The quieter pros like Aljaz, Pasha and Matthew have much more charm and a better relationship with their celebs. James's replacement, Tristan, is instantly more likeable.
James's suggestion of Michael Barrymore as a presenter just goes to show how old-fashioned and out of touch his thinking is. If that was the level of his contribution to the creative decisions behind the show then no wonder they hit the refresh button on his presence. I didn't like the way he talked about same-sex couples either. He seems obsessed with proving how masculine he is, never minding that he is insulting women and homosexual people along the way. In general, I find his constant going on about 'British values' whenever he is being bigoted and rude as thoroughly toxic.
I've never believed he was sacked because of his bad-boy, mouthy presence on-screen. I think he was sacked because he was an arsehole for the production team and other dancers to deal with behind the scenes.
James, James, James you certainly werent the biggest character on Strictly - biggest knob - yes, biggest ego - yes
you need to remember your wife is still working with these beige characters - do you want to make life even more uncomfortable for her?
Just button your big cake hole for once
Sometimes honestly ISNT the best policy!
SCD will be better without him.
What ! just cannot believe what he says sometimes gone completely off him now, as for Michael Barrymore no thank you never.:o
Ah, so much wittier calling him a knob or a dick. You wouldn't mind a put-down like that
You're right there--as for his demented idea of 'bringing back Barrymore'::o:o:o That said, I love him on CBB and agree with most of his brilliantly expressed views of other HMs/situations and he really makes me laugh as well as cringe. Great CBB HM!!
I think they're pretty close in the knob stakes, myself.
I've seen both of them do good work with certain celebs, but as soon as they open their mouths…
Unfortunately, Big Brother is a show where people have nothing to do except talk crap to each other all day long. Not ideal for someone like James.
As James seems to talk crap every time he opens his mouth, I'd have thought CBB was his natural habitat.
I don't really understand why Claudia becoming the new main-joint host would be the easy route (in terms of her and Tess). Just because Ballroom dancing is danced (traditionally) by a man and a woman, why would that have to be reflected in the gender of the two hosts? I have no problem with James wanting a man host, that's fair enough (I wouldn't have minded if we had got that instead), I just didn't get the idea that their genders had to be refelctive of Ballroom dancing coupling, and why two female hosts would be the easy option. Easy in what way? There are hosts on other shows that are both male, both female and male and female, does the gender really matter? Sure, I wouldn't have minded if a Michael Barrymore type hosted Strictly (say if he had even considerered or asked by the Beeb), but I still query why two females are the easy route? Traditionally Tv is usually with a man and woman, there aren't loads of female/female joint hosts are there, so it's not easy, but more rare and non-easy, no?
My house get the impression that James feels he's bigger than Strictly, so maybe a new TV route were he can sound off to major degree (as you can do and sort of encouraged to do in BB) is the better future path for him. We did find it funny that he forgot the Brad Pitt comment and embarassed by it too. It makes me think he's poss forgot a fair amount of (perhaps silly) things he's aired in there if he can't even remember sucha statement as saying he was the Brad Pitt of Ballroom.
He's certainly polarised opinion in there and of course he's not all bad (it would be daft to assume he's in the same league as some truly nasty people out there). He's prob could tweak his filter, or at least learn to consider that regardless of how strong knows is, recognise that some others aren't and require a different way of communicating with. If he tailored his manner more, it then might look like he's being honest (as he thinks he's is) rather than just a nob**h. After all, it is delivery in what you say alongside the content, and if you don't deliver appropriately, no one will listen, no matter how well intended you're being. That's the main area I think he goes wrong sometimes. Just because we think something, it doesn't always need to be said, or can worded in a more appropriate tone. All individuals are different and take things differenly. And of course he needs to remember, and I think he does now, that not everyone wants jokes made at their expense. I'm sure he's sensitive with Ola, but he can prob extend some care to others as well. other than that, he's doing well in there, lol, if you forget the booing. As he himself alluded to, even bad publicity is good publicity so I doubt he'll care whether he comes out as a pantomine villain. He'll prob thrive on it.
That was my point. James is at his best when teaching people how to dance rather than having his views aired, IMO.
I dont know why the Jordans get so much flack on DS
Yes I understand that James temperament may not be appealing to everybody but he is not that bad.... Besides some people have to remember that most of these pros/judges have a " role " to play; James and Brendan : the " bad boys " of strictly; Craig : the pantomine; mean judge, Len : Grumpy, Bruno : Wild............so what they show on scd is not always how they are in real life....For example, Craig is really lovely/sweet outside strictly....
Anyways, I especially loved James on ITT; He had a great talent for presenting bits and pieces behind the scenes; Natural in the front of the camera.
And yes, I miss him
Sigh..............I didnt mean to ramble