Originally Posted by chachachavvy:
“I love Claudia on Strictly and wish her and her family all the best.
I hope this shuts up all those horrible people who said men would never be so unprofessional as to miss a show because a child was ill. Some things are more important than work.”
To be fair, that's how it might have come across to many, because of the way the BBC announced it. The reaction from some might be, "Kid's get ill all the time, get her dad to look after her, "The show must go on."
Call me cynical, but if the BBC had said "She wouldn't be appearing because one of her children has had an accident." That would have respected their privacy and prevented any criticism.
But I think that's typical of the BBC, to attempt to "play it down a bit for the sake of the show."