It doesn't matter if what she says is right or wrong, the woman isn't credible! Thats the bottom line. She shouldn't be there because shes not a credible person to be sitting in judgement on others. And by the BBC persisting in keeping here there, every week SCD itself loses a bit more credability - Hence one of the reasons for the exodus to Cowells freak show.

Personally I don't care much about SCD either way, but I hate Simon Cowell with a passion and I want him to have decent, credible competition, which quite honestly he doesn't right now.

The fuss is because she hasn't the experiance or knowlage to be saying these things. This was always going to be a problem for her if she started to get bitchy or technical in her comments - People would rightly turn around and ask what exactly her qualifications are/were to be saying these things?

And I'm sorry learning to dance for a few weeks in 2007 does not make someone a credible judge. A credible judge has to spend a lifetime in/around dance.

Firstly, her comment wasn't a critique of his dancing, it was blaming him for Zoe's exit, which wasn't his fault. Secondly, your transcript cannot convey is the way people said those things, and for me Alesha's tone was rude whilst Craig and Bruno's weren't.


For a few that may be true, but for many that is not the reason. It's also true that some are automatically defending Alesha because they support her appointment.

There are ways of 'speaking the truth', and humiliating someone in front of their home crowd and parents is crass.

We all know Craig was not good, but according to Len last week there were 4 other couples who are also not as good as Zoe was, why has all the vitriol been directed at Craig? And why bring Zoe up at all - it was the Public who didn't vote for her, not Craig.

Alesha is living spectacularly down to expectations. I also don't like Bruno's comments, I don't know what's happened to him recently, but he's also started to be unnecessarily cruel.

Well the public are certainly voting with their remotes when SCD and XF are up against each other aren't they? It still getting healthy viewing figures but they're not as big as they were a few years ago or even last year - so these 'improvements' haven't exactly gone down well have they?



Good post IMO



I'd have paid money to see that



Exactly. I know Craig harped on and on about wanting to get to Blackpool but surely it's not HIS fault if the public decided to get him there? Zoe was good and did not deserve to go last week but you can't take it out on Craig personally - that's just ridiculous. There's always a shock exit at some point on SCD, last week just happened to be this years.



Apologies to Alesha's supporters but WHO THE HELL DOES SHE THINK SHE IS? 'I' had to endure that?! Would she have liked that said to her when he was a contestant?

Also, how come St Len didn't jump down Alesha's throat for saying a demoralising, nasty, downright insulting and unnecessary remark like he's so keen to do with Craig Revell Horwood?
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No it's not, many people on here have stated they support Alesha being appointed (granted I'm not one of them). It wasn't honest it was nasty, as if Craig had somehow been responsible for Zoe leaving, he asked people to vote for him, no-one was forced to, and more people decided to vote for him, doesn't say much for Zoe.

Alesha sounded like a teenager having a tantrum tonight, not just what she said but how she said it, like he was something she had just scraped off her shoe.

But then Craig has something Alesha can only dream of - a thriving career outside Strictly.

Thanks Sid. I was just about to post the same thing. Well, a, rather than b.

she also made a remark about Craig thinking he was good, when I honestly believe his tongue was in his cheek and she should have considered that possibility.]

Alesha came across as not too bright, not funny, and rather nasty. She crossed the line when she mentioned Zoe. Zoe's exit had nothing to do with Craig, it was low and unacceptable.

Her 'my love' comment in the dance off, is typical of 'low level' put down in my area, and it came across as not just patronising, but nasty too.

All in all, Alesha angered and disappointed me tonight. There really was no need for the way she did what she did. She revealed herself in an unattractive way, I'm afraid, and I've always liked Alesha.

Yep, Ive totally given up trying to like her. I just can't bear her and find myself being more irritated her with each passing week. Her only claim to the role was her ability to identify with the contestants, and she has even managed to alienate people who supported her in this capacity. She has obvious favourites (her chums), a tendancy to bitch rather than critique and still can't be a**** to even try and speak properly. Old arguments I know, but sorry, the girl does absolutely nothing for me and adds very little to the show other than being vaguely pretty.

I only hope the BBC see sense and replace her for next year.

Hi Sid

I do understand why people are objecting, but I dont agree with them.

To say Zoe being voted off had nothing to do with Craig is a bit disingenuous to me. Zoe got voted off because not enough people voted for her, but if Craig hadn't gone on and on about wanting to get to Blackpool and dance in front of his home crowd and he would be happy with that, then he might have gone before now.

As I said Alesha is not the first judge to comment on better dancers going first and but that down to the public and she knows that - it doesn't mean she can't mention it.

I would expect Alesha to grow into her role as a judge as she gains experience in the same way that Craig, Arlene and Bruno have. You know how upfront she is and as for the previous 7 weeks she had seen each judge nicely tell Craig he is not a good dancer, what was wrong with her actually saying he is not as good a dancer as he thinks he is? That's not unkind, just honest.

Well that comes back to the same old 'is it a dance show or is it an entertainment show' debate and to me, its Strictly Come Dancing with celebs not Come Dancing with Angela Rippon and Terry Wogan and so, Alesha as a judge is just fine.

I thought she was extremely rude and nasty tonight. Couldnt believe her comments and the way she said them. Tainted the show for me tonight. I thought she would have had a little more emphathy.

I'm clearly in the minority over this and I can't add anything more, so I'm off to other threads celebrate what I thought was a great show tonight.

I really don't like the idea that people have about "truth hurts" and "tell it like it is". It's a poorly disguised excuse for rudeness.

For me, Alesha's tone was also out of order as well as her comments. Once she'd made the "I can't believe Zoe's gone and I had to endure that" remark she seemed to lose patience as if she really didn't want to be commenting at all because he shouldn't have been there. Now obviously in terms of dance ability he shouldn't have been there but the rules of Strictly have always been the same. Craig didn't make them or enforce them and Alesha shouldn't comment in a way that implies that a remaining contestant has made her job worse by just playing by the rules.

By the way, can somebody tell me why it was so necessary that Craig should be forced to believe he's a pile of crap? It's not going to particularly add anything to his performance.

She might not be the first judge to comment on this, But I think she may be the first one to actually name one.

*grabs Buddy*

Take me with you!

Viewers have 2 voting buttons, the first as mentioned above, the second is labelled "MUTE". I pressed the MUTE 20 times last Saturday, 22 times the Saturday before. Tonight 18 times only -- things are looking up.

Well put. She has had a few more nasty digs at Craig since this series of SCD started which seemed to me to be more of a personal nature then a criticism, as if she just doesn't like the guy.

It can be/has been both quite happily. But it has to have that balance.

I think the BBC forgot what exactly their show was. By trying to compete with X-Factor they have tried to make it into an X-Factor type show. But you can get away with putting silly dolly birds on the X-Factor panel because essentially its just a silly kareoke show and anybody can pass judgement on whether someone can sing or not. Dance isn't like that. Dance is technical. So whilst SCD is mainly an entertainment show, it also has to be credible technically. Its actually a very difficult show to get right and at the moment the BBC are getting it wrong in many differant ways, which is a shame.

You too sweetheart.

I hate her rasping voice and her inability to speak the Queen's English but her comments to Craig Kelly were spot on. Not only can he not dance, he can't act either.

What have you been watching? Craig's an amazing actor.

This furore reminds me of DWTS season 7 when Carrie Ann Inaba witheringly said to Cloris Leachman after her chacha: "We lost Toni Braxton for this?" to boos from the studio audience. And Cloris finally got voted out that week. And internet sites were buzzing with outrage from the Disgusted-from-Tunbridge-Wells American equivalents. And ABC loved it.

I'm sure truckloads of people will be complaining to the BBC and writing to the papers in disgust. And as happened with Carrie Ann, Alesha'll probably have her contract immediately renewed for series 8 on the back of this "incident"

I think singers will disagree that their art is not technical.

I enjoy both shows as escapist Saturday night entertainment.

IMO, Alesha has far more credibility than Cheryl Cole yet Mrs Cole is number 1 in the charts and is heading the current L'oreal TV campaign so is clearly popular with some folk.

Different strokes for different folks.

Totally agree....on both points! Alesha has totally let me down, and I've seen an ugly side to her tonight And Bruno used to make me laugh all the time, but now lately he is just nasty