Strictly pro wades in on BBC fix row as she issues damning verdict

By Jennie Buzaglo, Showbiz Reporter

Ola Jordan waded in on the Strictly Come Dancing fix row (Image: Getty)

Ola Jordan has waded in on the Strictly Come Dancing fix row, claiming most contestants have some sort of experience in dancing.

Plenty of celebrities have training on the dance floor due to the nature of their careers, however, this has sparked outrage amongst fans as they believe certain contestants have an unfair advantage in this year's competition.

Ola, 42, who was a professional dancer on the BBC show from 2006 until 2015, spoke to Mecca Bingo about the week five leaderboard and noticed an interesting pattern.

"The leaderboard was right in some respects because you've got Paul, Punam, Pete and Sam in the bottom of the leaderboard, they are all non-dancers," she said.

Sarah Hadland is a trained ballet dancer and Jamie Borthwick won the Strictly Christmas Special (Image: Getty)

Ola continued: "The rest above have had some sort of dance-related training, maybe apart from Chris, but he's very good. The bottom four that are on the leaderboard are really pretty much not dancers."

Sitting at the top end of the leaderboard was Sarah Hadland, Wynne Evans and Tasha Ghouri. Joint top of the leaderboard was Gladiators star Montell Douglas and EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick.

Jamie, 31, won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special in 2023 alongside Nancy Xu, while actress Alex Kingston revealed Sarah is a trained ballet dancer.

They're not the only contestants who have come under fire as fans hit out at Love Island star Tasha, 26, after discovering professional dancing is her day job.

Tasha Ghouri came under fire from fans (Image: Getty)

Sharing their complaints online, one wrote: "I love tasha but she isn't meant to be on the show because she is already a PROFESSIONAL DANCER."

A second agreed: "Love tasha Ghouri but bit unfair her being in strictly when she's a dancer?" Another probed: "Do the #Strictly judges not know Tasha used to be a pro dancer?"

Others jumped to the defence of the reality star, with one writing: "I wonder why all the Karens and Deborahs who had an issue with Layton being a professional dancer last year have no problem with Tasha."

A second added: "Some of yall should not pi** me off. People should leave tasha alone and let her enjoy her strictly journey pls."