Originally Posted by yellowlabbie:
“I do not understand their attitude to Claudia, a 19 year old gymnast who has represented her country and won medals and worked hard to achieve her ambition. Why do they do it, it is so unnecessary. Just be fair.”
I have nothing against Claudia but equally I don't understand the attitude to Ore either.
I see him as a youngish man, who has worked very hard along side a day job (albeit maybe with reduced hours). In that they appear to be equal as Claudia only recommenced her day job in recent weeks.
Neither of them have been schooled in dancing. Both of them have a natural advantage which has enabled them to outrun most of the competition. In Claudia's case its gymnastics. In Ore's a natural sense of rhythm and timing.
Neither come across well in interviews. To me Claudia comes over as vacuous and speaks in cliches. Ore as overly earnest and also speaks in cliches. Both have dance partners I find rather irritating. Both are working hard to do the best they can do.
I see them as eminently equal contestants.