It is not likely that he has either and did all the dancing and lifting that he did last night , he probably should have had a medical opinion before sayin this as someone who does have a hernia could think it would be ok to try to carry on withiut seeking medical advice

Which would unequivocably have been dont carry on lifting !!!

Gawd, the guy risks his health to come in second and yet gets very little (if any) sympathy. I know the majority on here have made it quite clear that they dislike him, and the public have agreed but, come on! You've got what you wanted, the guy didn't win and yet you all still the need to knock him. This forum makes me VERY sad at times.

Chris and Ola's personalities were great, I think that helped them win. Chris kept on smiling all the time. They really looked as if they were enjoying themselves.
For Ricky now to mention a hernia seems a little churlish.
As other posters have said, how could he have done his show dance with all the lifts and back spasm?
My OH had a hernia op in March he could'nt really lift anything before he had it done.

What did you want them to do? You can't get a bye in the final and this was their one shot at something they'd been working towards for 16 weeks.

I've never had a hernia, but I've had my back go into spasm on several occasions - the first time I had to be stretchered into hospital in an ambulance.

On each occasion the advice has been to keep my back mobile not to lie prostrate, and with the correct pain relief that's exactly what I've been able to do.

Admittedly, dancing in the final of SCD is a fairly extreme form of 'keeping your back mobile', but I'm sure Ricky will have had decent pain relief and access to top quality physio, and determined
dancers and athletes ignore the pain barrier every day.

From what we saw of Ricky's personality through the series, I'd imagine he's very determined, but I'd be very surprised if he's a poor loser.

And probably both sides did!

I was 100% behind Team Cola, but I do get the feeling that had Ricky mentioned any sort of hardship, some on here would have accused him of playing the sympathy card, just as some are now saying he's a poor loser.

I admit he was a better dancer, but I didn't like Natalie nor the way she failed to choreograph to his talents, and basically didn't take full advantage of having a talented celeb partner. Whereas I was enchanted by Chris and Ola, and the way she managed to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. I found Chris' "journey" far more entertaining than Ricky who was good from day one.

What some people dont realize is that it is just not enough to be a good dancer to win this comp. The couple have to bond and show their personalities as well as dance to win.

Unfortunately Team Whitlow only realized this a couple of weeks ago and have been frantically trying to weep/kiss/hug/come up with nickname to try and rectify this.

But their efforts didnt come across as sincere, were too late, and they came second!

For the millionth time SCD is about saturday night entertainment. And two people dancing together, however well, will not win unless they become an entertaining couple who can dance

I really don't think the public disliked him ... in the same way they didn't dislike Rachel or Matt or Matt or Colin or Denise or Chris. They just preferred someone else for the win, that's all.

Second is probably the worst place to finish, but it's by no means an endorsement of public dislike.

Risked his health? I get back spasms and when they happen I can't even walk. I have known people doubled up with hernias. If he was that bad he would not have been able to dance.

I think you have missed the point. A lot of people wanted Chris to win and he has. I am sure most people did not pick up the phones last night and think: "Aha, lets vote Ricky out". I sure as heck didn't.

Surely it would only be a suspicious injury if he had danced badly in the final???

As he danced well then I dont think he was trying to score points with an excuse.

I think there's definitely some churlishness about, but I'm not convinced it's coming from Ricky. In fact we could coin the expression 'sore winners' for some of the Cola fans on these boards.

I want to stress, not Chris and Ola themselves. All 4 contestants conducted them in a very sporting and gracious way throughout last night's shows.

I agree with that ,Natalies choreoraphy was lacking something and it did nt show him to his abilities .Even the showdance was , for me , technically good maybe but lacked connection . Others may disagree but the neck lift for me was uninspiring and I have seen coalmen lift sacks of coal in the same fashion and they dont really excite me !

I too was very surprised by Olas ability to make the whole show showcase to Chris 'ability and it won it for them .

Thank you mindyann. I think sometimes I read too much into the negative posting on this forum. It's just that from day one we've had snidey remarks about Ricky and Natalie and even though he didn't take the glitterball people are still taking pot-shots at him.

I'd forgotten how snidey this forum and it makes me very sad that people find it easier to be nasty about someone (and that includes the ungracious remarks about Chris's victory) than celebrate a final that exceeded most of our expectations.

For me its nothig to do with not liking him , I just feel this was a very stupid thing to have said , a hernia is not something that gets better, it is a rupture of the muscle wall that allows, the bowel to protrude through.

The only treatment for a hernia is a surgical opertation , you could wear a truss but his will not cure it

For Ricky to say he had a hernia and danced and lifted as he did is just plain ridiculous , the increase in abdominal presure from the lifting would have worsened the hernia , the pain would have been unbearing , the bowel could have burst, altogether he would not have been able to do as he has done overe the last few weeks !!!!

I think that he was foolish to have said this , obviosly he does not understand what a hernia is !

Pity then Natalie stuck with the showdance she did and nt a ballroom inspired one. Would have been better for his health and probably for votes too. However, cola were
on absolute top form last night. I think with that and the publcs backing Ricky didn't stand a chance.
During the week I honestly thought Ricky would take it but I never expected cola to up their game so perfectly like they did. I think olas choreography in the showdance was inspired and of the two pros, she certainly deserved the giltterball without a doubt.

Well, common sense would be to do a showdance that puts less strain on his back instead of the lifts they did

I agree, but, a lot of people on here have been voicing their dislike of him for weeks. I re-read our appreciation thread and it's amazing how early it started. Chris well deserved his victory and I really don't have a problem with that. However, it seems to me that to some people winning isn't enough, they've got to find fault with the loser even when there is little there to find.

Err ..... why didn't they vote for him then?

Winner - Chris
2nd - Bad Loser aka Ricky

Did he get this injury while duffing up that photographer or whatever he got arrested for? Ah yes, that must be it!

He did not duff up a photographer

Do you know what medication he was on NO - why would he lie about something like this he has no reason to unless he had danced badly in the final and he did not

In all fairness you do not lift above your head if you have an active and protruding hernia .It is a tear in the muscle wall causing bowel to be able to slip through

Then running the risk of the bowel , while lifting , slipping into the ruptured wall , getting caught and causing a bowel obstruction or a case of lack of blood supply to that part of bowel , causing death of that part and then serious emmergency

So its not really surprising that people are taking a hernia claim with a pinch of salt .

I wasn't and obviously the majority weren't either - must be you

Winner - Poor me act that wears a t-shirt with his own name on it, how vain is that.

2nd Far better dancer.

unless the voting figures match the viewing figures which we'll never know as the BBC never release those figures you can't state that as a fact - all we know is that Chris got more votes than Ricky how many people that releates to we just don't know - Chris's voters could have been prepared to spend more money on voting than Ricky fans - a lot of Ricky fans might not have thought it was worth voting - unless it is 1 vote per viewer and every single viewer votes then you can say with certaining that Chris "entertained" more people - I've spoken to several people this morning who haven't bothered voting since the quarter finals as it was obvious to them that Chris was going to win no matter what he did

The bit I have bolded is what I think it comes down to at the end of the day. Ola took nothing for granted, appreciated having a partner she enjoyed working with, and ensured it was him who was showcased instead of herself. She deserved the glitterball trophy for what she managed to acheive with Chris.

BTW I used to have a low opinion of Ola (the catsuit to divert attention didn't endear her to me), but now she is my absolute favourite, I love how her personality has come through this series, and how sweet she is (albeit in a very feisty way). Her reaction to winning last night, was really touching, and had me in tears myself.

That is your view but other people think other things . Ricky's fans could have phoned in with their vote or spent a couple of quid to endorse their favourite. If, as you suggest, Ricky fans couldn't be bothered to vote then they have to take that responsibility. It was a democratic vote - but, at the end of the day, the British Public liked Chris and Ola better than the pairing of Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe and if more people liked Ricky Whittle and didn't vote t they only have themselves to blame that he came second.

I am not surprised he came out with the hernia and back spasm comment. The only thing he suffers from is a chronic case of inflammation of the imagination.

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