Strictly’s Paul Merson hits out at show bosses as furious fans learn he’s landed another ‘joke’ dance --[Reported by Umva mag]

STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Paul Merson has lashed out at show bosses for giving him multiple ‘joke’ dances. The former England player, 56, made a series of subtle digs about his routines when discussing his Strictly journey so far. BBCStrictly’s Paul Merson has taken a swipe at show bosses for his recent ‘joke’ dances[/caption] PAThe legendary footballer kicked off the series with a dance to Vindaloo[/caption] He had to pretend to cook food on a barbecue to Pitball’s Fireball Paul and his partner Karen Hauer have even ridden plastic horses Last week, Paul was finally given a ballroom dance with his pro partner Karen Hauer and they achieved their highest score yet. But they had previously performed to football anthem Vindaloo, danced around a fake barbecue to Pitball’s Fireball and ridden giant plastic horses. However, within minutes of making his feelings known, it was revealed Paul and Karen are dancing a Salsa to the disco track Car Wash this weekend – and fans are not happy. Paul was asked about his time on Strictly during Wednesday’s episode of spin-off show Strictly: It Takes Two. Host Janette Manrara asked the Arsenal legend ‘what it meant to him’ to achieve his highest score yet with a ballroom quickstep. Speaking via video link, Paul replied: “It was amazing just to get a nice dance. “Obviously a barbecue and Vindaloo and Football’s Coming Home and looking like someone who works on a ship… yeah, it was nice to dance. “I thought Karen deserved that as well, to be fair to her.” In a second swipe, the dad-of-three continued: “I felt more comfortable. It was just nice. “When I first took up the chance to come on the show, this was what I thought it would be roughly. Do you know what I mean? “It was nice to get one of those dances in. Before, I just thought of Fred Astaire and I couldn’t see him dancing to Vindaloo.” Janette asked him: “So you feel like you’ve got your proper whole Strictly experience under your belt now?” But in a third swipe, he shot back: “Now it’s back to reality again this week.” Even Karen appeared to echo Paul’s feelings, saying: “It’s what Strictly’s about. When you have your top hat, you have your beautiful glamorous dresses. “This is what people tune in at times to see.” It was then revealed Paul and Karen are dancing a Samba to the 1976 disco track Car Wash, by US soul and RnB band Rose Royce. Having watched Paul’s interview, fans immediately shared their frustration at him being given another “joke” dance. Strictly 2024 pairings Here's who is matched with who this series... Chris McCausland and Dianne BuswellJamie Borthwick and Michelle TsiakkasJB Gill and Amy Dowden MBEMontell Douglas and Johannes RadebeNick Knowles and Luba MushtukPaul Merson and Karen HauerPete Wicks and Jowita PrzystałPunam Krishan and Gorka MárquezTasha Ghouri and Aljaž ŠkorjanecTom Dean MBE and Nadiya BychkovaToyah Willcox and Neil JonesSam Quek MBE and Nikita KuzminSarah Hadland and Vito CoppolaShayne Ward and Nancy XuWynne Evans and Katya Jones Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one raged: “It makes me annoyed to see Paul & Karen talking about how much he loved being Fred Astaire during the quickstep and that’s what he always expected #strictly to be, not the silly stuff. “And then this week they have a samba to Car Wash, back to being the joke again.” A second added: “The whole vibe of this interview has been ‘ooh yeah it’s great doing proper ballroom’, I’m so cross they’re now making Paul do the samba.” Another agreed: “He’s quite right….They need to stop all theses stupid dances they give to ex sports people. “It’s embarrassing and never works properly. Paul’s dance was far better with the correct music and outfit.” And someone else begged: “#Strictly Please listen to Paul and Karen! The expectation when signing up was to learn to dance, with all the associated elegance, not silly songs and silly themes.” PAPaul and Karen finally got a ballroom dance last week and landed their highest score[/caption] BBCEven Karen has said fans ‘tune in’ for ballroom dances[/caption] BBCFans are furious to learn they’ve now been given a Samba to Car Wash this week[/caption]

Oct 16, 2024 - 19:45

Strictly’s Paul Merson hits out at show bosses as furious fans learn he’s landed another ‘joke’ dance --[Reported by Umva mag]

STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Paul Merson has lashed out at show bosses for giving him multiple ‘joke’ dances.

The former England player, 56, made a series of subtle digs about his routines when discussing his Strictly journey so far.

a man wearing glasses and ear buds is on a video call

Strictly’s Paul Merson has taken a swipe at show bosses for his recent ‘joke’ dances[/caption]

a man and a woman are dancing and the woman is wearing a shirt that says strictly fc

The legendary footballer kicked off the series with a dance to Vindaloo[/caption]

He had to pretend to cook food on a barbecue to Pitball’s Fireball

a man and a woman are riding horses in a strictly come dancing performance — Paul and his partner Karen Hauer have even ridden plastic horses

Last week, Paul was finally given a ballroom dance with his pro partner Karen Hauer and they achieved their highest score yet.

But they had previously performed to football anthem Vindaloo, danced around a fake barbecue to Pitball’s Fireball and ridden giant plastic horses.

However, within minutes of making his feelings known, it was revealed Paul and Karen are dancing a Salsa to the disco track Car Wash this weekend – and fans are not happy.

Paul was asked about his time on Strictly during Wednesday’s episode of spin-off show Strictly: It Takes Two.

Host Janette Manrara asked the Arsenal legend ‘what it meant to him’ to achieve his highest score yet with a ballroom quickstep.

Speaking via video link, Paul replied: “It was amazing just to get a nice dance.

“Obviously a barbecue and Vindaloo and Football’s Coming Home and looking like someone who works on a ship… yeah, it was nice to dance.

“I thought Karen deserved that as well, to be fair to her.”

In a second swipe, the dad-of-three continued: “I felt more comfortable. It was just nice.

“When I first took up the chance to come on the show, this was what I thought it would be roughly. Do you know what I mean?

“It was nice to get one of those dances in. Before, I just thought of Fred Astaire and I couldn’t see him dancing to Vindaloo.”

Janette asked him: “So you feel like you’ve got your proper whole Strictly experience under your belt now?”

But in a third swipe, he shot back: “Now it’s back to reality again this week.”

Even Karen appeared to echo Paul’s feelings, saying: “It’s what Strictly’s about. When you have your top hat, you have your beautiful glamorous dresses.

“This is what people tune in at times to see.”

It was then revealed Paul and Karen are dancing a Samba to the 1976 disco track Car Wash, by US soul and RnB band Rose Royce.

Having watched Paul’s interview, fans immediately shared their frustration at him being given another “joke” dance.

Strictly 2024 pairings

Here's who is matched with who this series...

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas
JB Gill and Amy Dowden MBE
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec
Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones
Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones

Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one raged: “It makes me annoyed to see Paul & Karen talking about how much he loved being Fred Astaire during the quickstep and that’s what he always expected #strictly to be, not the silly stuff.

“And then this week they have a samba to Car Wash, back to being the joke again.”

A second added: “The whole vibe of this interview has been ‘ooh yeah it’s great doing proper ballroom’, I’m so cross they’re now making Paul do the samba.”

Another agreed: “He’s quite right….They need to stop all theses stupid dances they give to ex sports people.

“It’s embarrassing and never works properly. Paul’s dance was far better with the correct music and outfit.”

And someone else begged: “#Strictly Please listen to Paul and Karen! The expectation when signing up was to learn to dance, with all the associated elegance, not silly songs and silly themes.”

a woman in a pink dress is dancing with a man in a tuxedo

Paul and Karen finally got a ballroom dance last week and landed their highest score[/caption]

a woman is sitting on a couch talking to a man on a television screen .

Even Karen has said fans ‘tune in’ for ballroom dances[/caption]

a man and a woman are dancing in an empty room with a sign that says yesterday

Fans are furious to learn they’ve now been given a Samba to Car Wash this week[/caption]

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