‘I may as well not have bothered’: Strictly’s James Cracknell jibes Craig Revel Horwood for giving him 2/10 before he was eliminated from show … but DENIES he was a ‘bad loser’
He was the first to be booted off Strictly Come Dancing with his professional dance partner Luba Mushtuk after performing a Jive on Saturday night.
And following his departure from the hit dance show, James Cracknell jibed judge Craig Revel Horwood for marking him a 2/10 for his dance to Tutti Frutti.
During an interview on Lorraine on Wednesday morning, the double Olympic gold medallist joked that Craig told him he only gave him points for ‘putting his dancing shoes on’, which led him to feel that he ‘shouldn’t have bothered’.
Hitting out: James Cracknell has hit out at judge Craig Revel Horwood for marking him a 2/10 for his dance to Tutti Frutti
Talking about his exit from the show, he confessed: ‘I spoke to Craig actually before the first show. He said “you get two points for putting your shoes on” and then he gave me two points! I was like I may as well have not bothered dancing.’
However James went on to deny that he is a ‘bad loser’ following reports that he had to be ‘calmed down backstage’ following his elimination from the show.
He said: ‘I could see someone getting annoyed if they were top of the leader board and then got voted off, whereas going into it being the bottom of the leader board you are pretty sure you are going to be in the mix at the bottom.
‘[I was] not surprised and I can cope with being a bad dancer, that’s not a surprise. But right through everything, I did in sport as well, being a bad loser is something I never have been.’
Jibe: During an interview on Lorraine on Wednesday morning, the double Olympic gold medallist revealed that Craig told him he only gave him points for ‘putting his dancing shoes on’
‘Shouldn’t have bothered’ Talking about his exit from the show, he confessed: ‘I spoke to Craig actually before the first show. He said “you get two points for putting your shoes on” and then he gave me two points! I was like I may as well have not bothered dancing’
Following his bottom of the leader board score, James joked that he doesn’t think his new girlfriend Jordan Connell will be willing to dance with him any time soon.
Appearing to have moved on from his Craig jibe, he also noted that the most frequently asked question since leaving the BBC1 programme was weather he got to keep the trousers he wore during his routine.
The father-of-three quipped: ‘Unless Rupert the Bear has a picnic, I probably won’t need them, so I gave them back.’
No sore loser! However James went on to deny that he is a ‘bad loser’ following reports that he had to be ‘calmed down backstage’ following his elimination from the show
James also went on to divulge why he joined the show in the first place, admitting that there were two reasons behind his decision to pick up his dancing shoes.
He confessed: ‘A lot of the things I’ve done I know I’m going to be ok at, sporting and endurance, but I knew I was going to be bad at it. But I think there’s a block that people have, I know I especially do, of being afraid to look stupid.’
‘That’s a big hurdle to get over… the fear of putting yourself out there. I knew I wouldn’t be the best dancer in the world, I now have proof at least! But putting yourself in that position is actually quite a good thing to do in life.’
In no rush: Following his bottom of the leader board score, James joked that he doesn’t think his new girlfriend Jordan Connell will be willing to dance with him any time soon
Still friends: James has remained very amicable with his former wife of 17 years Beverley Turner since their split in March last year
‘Also, as much as I think rowing is very good, my kids aren’t that into it. But they are into this. For them to see me, they knew I would be very bad anyway.’
However the one thing James said that they will be disappointed with is that they planned to join him in rehearsals with Luba this week, which they will no longer be able to do.
James has remained very amicable with his former wife of 17 years Beverley Turner since their split in March last year.
On staying pals since the end of their marriage, he said: ‘You want the kids to be happy and showing them good examples in everything. We made the difficult decision and we had been together for 17 years.’
On staying pals since the end of their marriage, he said: ‘You want the kids to be happy and showing them good examples in everything. We made the difficult decision and we had been together for 17 years’
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