Originally Posted by Monkseal:
“"Wrong" in what sense? I can just about see it being "wrong" in the sense that the show always carves out storylines where certain people get better focus than others (like them all yelling about how FUNNY Russell was going to be from the second he turned up, and selling that cannon rubbish as the most hilarious and memorable moment in Strictly history when it got him eliminated), and that's arguably unfair when they all should be on a level playing field. It does feel to me though like it's her honest opinion rather than something she's been sent out to sell, so I'd argue not, but you have to leave the possibility open.
Wrong in any sort of sense of making her unsuitable for her role on the show? No. She's not insulting anyone, or demonstrating personal bias, or anything that would make her unsuitable for the post. She's being asked her opinion of how the public are likely to vote, in a BBC promoted interview, to promote the final, and she's doing it, in an entertaining way designed to grab headlines. That's very much, I would imagine, what she was sent in there to do, and therefore she's actually being very professional. As indeed she was drinking on a show where the host offered her a drink, as much as people got their pants in a bunch about that as well.”
“"Wrong" in what sense? I can just about see it being "wrong" in the sense that the show always carves out storylines where certain people get better focus than others (like them all yelling about how FUNNY Russell was going to be from the second he turned up, and selling that cannon rubbish as the most hilarious and memorable moment in Strictly history when it got him eliminated), and that's arguably unfair when they all should be on a level playing field. It does feel to me though like it's her honest opinion rather than something she's been sent out to sell, so I'd argue not, but you have to leave the possibility open.
Wrong in any sort of sense of making her unsuitable for her role on the show? No. She's not insulting anyone, or demonstrating personal bias, or anything that would make her unsuitable for the post. She's being asked her opinion of how the public are likely to vote, in a BBC promoted interview, to promote the final, and she's doing it, in an entertaining way designed to grab headlines. That's very much, I would imagine, what she was sent in there to do, and therefore she's actually being very professional. As indeed she was drinking on a show where the host offered her a drink, as much as people got their pants in a bunch about that as well.”
You originally posted:
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“The actual quote they've lifted isn't any worse than the judges saying repeatedly in the run up to the Series 7 final that Chris was the public's favourite.”
“The actual quote they've lifted isn't any worse than the judges saying repeatedly in the run up to the Series 7 final that Chris was the public's favourite.”
Now the phraseology 'isn't any worse' hardly indicates that such comments from a judge are acceptable.
imo this is a straightforward matter of opinion regarding Alesha's unguarded comments - so I didn't read your whole response - assuming as I did that it's your justification of her unprofessionalism.
Chelsee has a large fan base on here but it will be interesting to see how this is mirrored in the wider world. 