In a defiant stance against his critics for not awarding her a 10 on Friday night, Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel-Horwood has issued a series of 'demands' to Helen Skelton for her to get a perfect score from him.
While Fleur East remains the only celeb so far this series to get 40 out of 40 for a dance, having got a full house of 10s for her Couple's Choice in Blackpool, many Strictly fans and pro dancers, including Kai Widdrington and Nikita Kuzmin, declared Helen and Gorka' s Musicals Week performance the 'dance of the series'.
The former Blue Peter star and her pro partner performed their Couples' Choice to Mein Her from Cabaret, with many Strictly viewers claiming Helen sent a message to her ex Richie Myler with her powerful and commanding performance. The routine has the Strictly ballroom in raptures but still failed to get a 10 from Craig, as the notoriously hard to please judge giving a nine, ruining Helen and Gorka's chances of a perfect score.
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Craig's failure to give a 10 was met with a crescendo of boos but, he defended his mark on this week's results show as he and his fellow judges joined host Claudia Winkleman. After being reminded of the negative reaction to the 9, and being asked by Claudia: "What's going on?! Why are you so grumpy?" Craig replied: "Listen, I love this routine. I think she can make it better."
And, then giving Helen some pointers, Craig added: "All I'd love her to do is just extend her line a little bit more, arch her back a little bit more and go for more of the extreme. That is it. That would be the only note I would give her."
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