Chris McCausland slammed by BBC Strictly pro as she accuses judges of 'favouritism'

Strictly: Craig Revel Horwood critiques Chris McCausland

Ola Jordan shared that she believed last Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing contestants, including show favourite Chris McCausland, were "way overmarked."

She told Mecca Bingo: "It was way overmarked. They were throwing tens like there was nothing. Jamie and Michelle got two 10s. Ten is like perfection, but that wasn’t perfection.

"Sarah and Vito got 10s, maybe one 10, but two 10s? I disagree."

Ola also remarked that Chris, in particular, was "not great," as she was not a fan of his and dancer partner Dianne Buswell's samba to the Bee Gees' Staying Alive.

She continued, "Chris' dance wasn't great this week. I certainly didn't like it. I think the reason people say that is because, you know, people love him and they want him to do well – the same as me; I like him, and I like his jokes, and he's the sort of person that you would want to see go and win a competition like Strictly.

Ola Jordan and husband James Jordan are both former Strictly Come Dancing pros. (Image: Getty)

"I'm definitely behind him. But you've got to call it out when it's not great, and it was certainly not this week. He was probably, for me, his worst dance so far."

Once again, the duo joined the ten remaining couples on the glitzy dancefloor, with performers and judges dressed in spooky attire.

Dressed in a sparkly suit and frazzled wig, McCausland grooved along the floor between gravestones with Buswell to pick up a score of 26.

Judge Motsi Mabuse hailed it as a “fun way to open the show” and said he had “nailed the character”.

Chris and Dianne danced the samba this week. (Image: BBC)

Head judge Shirley Ballas praised his characterisation and thought he did “incredibly well” but “overcooked the bounce” in the dance.

However, she added that the pair's characterisation of the graveyard in the performance was "amazing".

Anton Du Beke said he "lacked fluidity" but said the timing was '"exceptional" and Craig Revel Horwood concluded: "Too much hopping, needed stretch and smoothness, shoulders raised, no hip action on the voltas but immaculate rhythm and magnificent acting".

The pair shared the bottom place on the leaderboard with Gorka Marquez and Dr Punam Krishan.

Chris admitted he was concerned he could be the next celebrity to leave the show in last night's episode.

He said: "We've lost four people so far this series, two of them on Sambas. And we've had four dance offs and three of them have had people who've gone on first so the maths is against us this week."

However, Chris was incredibly relieved to discover he had survived to progress to week seven of the BBC contest. Host Claudia Winkleman was taken aback as she spotted how much the announcement meant to Chris.

The host said: "Chris and Dianne your reaction to Tess saying your name was quite something." Chris admitted he was worried his time was up as the show's first ever blind contestant said: "It wasn't my finest moment.