Edwina Currie takes swipe at 'Strictly Come Dancing' judges

Edwina Currie has taken a swipe at the Strictly Come Dancing judges, following her elimination from the BBC One ballroom show at the weekend.

The former Conservative MP claimed that the panel - Alesha Dixon, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood - had been unfair in marking down her foxtrot performance for storytelling.

"I thought the judges' comments were very harsh," said Currie on It Takes Two. "I think the comments they made about our little turn could have been about all of the others.

"I don't think we spent too much time on the story. Others did exactly the same and got much higher marks."

When asked whether she had any ideas why the public didn't support her, she added: "I haven't the foggiest. That's like asking a politician why they've lost a general election. You don't know until a long while afterwards."

Her pro partner Vincent Simone added: "I'm really, honestly devastated. I can't sleep at night. Maybe I should have done something different. I don't know if it was my fault."

Currie was compared to a "bendy bus" by Tonioli after her routine at the weekend, while Revel Horwood claimed that the foxtrot was "D-U-L-L... dull, darling!"

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