Why would the judges care which pro wins? First & foremost it's the celebs they're judging, and production interference notwithstanding, one has to assume that each judge would like the celeb they believe to be the best dancer to win, regardless of who they're partnered with.
I can quite believe that the producers might have a preferred winner, but again that's about the celeb, not the pro. Unless the winning celeb and their pro wind up shacked up together, like Kara & Artem, It's the celeb that represents the Strictly brand in the media, not the pro. In my experience the world at large hardly knows one pro from another (except for Anton & Brendan), but they do remember celeb winners past & present. Granted pros do now have a higher media profile than they did at one time, but it still pales in comparison to the likes of Abbey Clancy, Caroline Flack et al.
What would either the judges or the producers have to gain from Kevin winning?
Bloody mystifying.
I can quite believe that the producers might have a preferred winner, but again that's about the celeb, not the pro. Unless the winning celeb and their pro wind up shacked up together, like Kara & Artem, It's the celeb that represents the Strictly brand in the media, not the pro. In my experience the world at large hardly knows one pro from another (except for Anton & Brendan), but they do remember celeb winners past & present. Granted pros do now have a higher media profile than they did at one time, but it still pales in comparison to the likes of Abbey Clancy, Caroline Flack et al.
What would either the judges or the producers have to gain from Kevin winning?
Bloody mystifying.





