James Jordan thinks the recent Strictly Come Dancing "bloodbath", which saw a string of professionals axed from the BBC show, was just "getting rid of dead wood"

James Jordan thinks the recent Strictly Come Dancing "bloodbath", which saw a string of professionals axed from the BBC show, was just "getting rid of dead wood"

Professional dancers Karen Hauer, Gorka Marquez, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk, and Michelle Tsiakkas have all left the show in recent months

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